IDA total vs Libya: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

IDA total
0.2891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Libya
0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
IDA total rank
26th
Libya rank
29th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • IDA total
  • Libya
0.20.40.60.8197720002024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.4669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.6 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

IDA total ranks 26th and Libya ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1980s 0.1962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.2117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2000s 0.2537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2010s 0.2643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.2557 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, IDA total or Libya?
Libya, at 0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between IDA total and Libya?
0.4669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Libya?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Libya rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
IDA total ranks 26th and Libya ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.