Libya vs World: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Libya
0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
World
0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
30th
World rank
32nd

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

  • Libya
  • World
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.3182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.5 times World's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 30th and World ranks 32nd of 199 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1980s 0.2598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2000s 0.2478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2010s 0.2921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.4148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1995 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$), per unit of gdp, Libya or World?
Libya, at 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Libya and World?
0.3182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and World?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Libya and World rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Libya ranks 30th and World ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.