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
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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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GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
258 places, 14,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.