Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Libya: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Libya ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Libya ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.0893 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.1075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.1655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.1752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Libya?
- 0.3166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Libya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Libya rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Libya ranks 30th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, 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.