How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Libya?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Libya: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Arab World

0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Libya

0.3227 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Arab World rank

12th

Libya rank

11th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

Arab World
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.3227 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.1494 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.9 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Arab World ranks 12th and Libya ranks 11th of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1929 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2397 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Libya
2000s	0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Arab World
2010s	0.1768 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3783 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Libya
2020s	0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Arab World or Libya?: Libya, at 0.3227 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Arab World and Libya?: 0.1494 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Libya?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Libya rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?: Arab World ranks 12th and Libya ranks 11th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (current 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.