Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Libya
0.9491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Libya rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Libya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.20.40.60.81197720002024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.9491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 198 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4971 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1980s 0.3697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.3023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1983 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2000s 0.5923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2819 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2010s 0.4447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1882 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.7714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Libya, at 0.9491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.6611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Libya ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
243 places, 9,513 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.