Libya vs Lower middle income: Gross domestic savings
Gross domestic savings over time
- Libya
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 36.8% against 19.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.9% | 0.1% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 21.8% | 30.3% | Libya |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.2% | 1.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 21.1% | 7.8% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings, Libya or Lower middle income?
- Libya, at 36.8% against 19.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings between Libya and Lower middle income?
- 17.7%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Lower middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Lower middle income rank globally for gross domestic savings?
- Libya ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.