Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Libya
1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.79 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 1.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1737 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 1.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2038 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.213 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.9207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0258 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3092 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Libya, at 1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.3747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (constant 2015 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.