Libya vs Low income: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Libya
- Low income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 13.4% against 5.3% in Low income, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Low income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.5% | 4.5% | 18.9% | Libya |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 2.5% | 5.6% | Libya |
| 1980s | -2.6% | 1.9% | 4.5% | Low income |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Low income |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Low income |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Libya or Low income?
- Libya, at 13.4% against 5.3% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Libya and Low income?
- 8.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Low income?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Low income rank globally for gdp growth?
- Libya ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 6th 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.