Ethiopia vs Libya: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Ethiopia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 13.4% against 9.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Libya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Libya ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 27.2% | 22.7% | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 8.1% | 5.3% | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.0% | -2.6% | 5.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 2.7% | 7.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 2.7% | 4.2% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Ethiopia or Libya?
- Libya, at 13.4% against 9.8% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Ethiopia and Libya?
- 3.6%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Libya rank globally for gdp growth?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and Libya ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.