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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- World
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.5276 BoP, current US$ 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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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.