Ghana vs Libya: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) over time
- Ghana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 33.28 billion BoP, current US$ against 32.09 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 1.19 billion BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.
Ghana ranks 80th and Libya ranks 77th of 200 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.93 billion BoP, current US$ | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.02 billion BoP, current US$ | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.16 billion BoP, current US$ | Libya |
| 2000s | 6.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.37 billion BoP, current US$ | Libya |
| 2010s | 21.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 25.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.05 billion BoP, current US$ | Libya |
| 2020s | 25.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 25.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 143.25 million BoP, current US$ | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Ghana or Libya?
- Libya, at 33.28 billion BoP, current US$ against 32.09 billion BoP, current US$ in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Ghana and Libya?
- 1.19 billion BoP, current US$, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Libya?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Libya rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Ghana ranks 80th and Libya ranks 77th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.