Iraq vs Libya: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Iraq
5,328 current US$ per person
in 2024
Libya
4,997 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
113th
Libya rank
116th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5,328 current US$ per person against 4,997 current US$ per person in Libya, a difference of 331 current US$ per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 113th and Libya ranks 116th of 186 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,365 current US$ per person | 5,904 current US$ per person | 4,540 current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 1,574 current US$ per person | 5,008 current US$ per person | 3,434 current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 4,365 current US$ per person | 8,931 current US$ per person | 4,566 current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 4,537 current US$ per person | 5,188 current US$ per person | 650.34 current US$ per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Iraq or Libya?
- Iraq, at 5,328 current US$ per person against 4,997 current US$ per person in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Iraq and Libya?
- 331 current US$ per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 113th and Libya ranks 116th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.