Latin America & Caribbean vs Libya: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & Caribbean
0.2714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Libya rank
29th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.4846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Libya ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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 Latin America & Caribbean Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1980s 0.1354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1866 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.1522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0991 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2000s 0.2135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2010s 0.2317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.2754 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3315 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$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean or Libya?
Libya, at 0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean and Libya?
0.4846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Libya?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Libya rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Libya ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.