Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Libya: GDP growth

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
5.8%
in 2025
Libya
13.4%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
5th
Libya rank
3rd

GDP growth over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Libya
-50050100196119932025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 13.4% against 5.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th and Libya ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 3.6% 25.3% 21.6% Libya
1970s 2.7% 8.1% 5.4% Libya
1980s 1.6% -2.6% 4.2% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 2.3% 1.7% 0.6% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 4.6% 3.8% 0.8% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 4.9% 2.7% 2.1% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 3.9% 2.7% 1.3% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Libya?
Libya, at 13.4% against 5.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Libya?
7.6%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Libya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Libya rank globally for gdp growth?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th and Libya ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.