Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Libya: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th
Libya rank
30th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Libya ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1980s 0.1002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.1173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2000s 0.1747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2010s 0.1837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.2256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1892 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$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Libya?
Libya, at 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Libya?
0.3108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Libya?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Libya rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Libya ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.