Libya vs Low & middle income: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Libya
0.798 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.2725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
42nd
Low & middle income rank
40th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Libya
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.798 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.5255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.9 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 42nd and Low & middle income ranks 40th of 199 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2000s 0.3429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2010s 0.4043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2728 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.6392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3758 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Libya or Low & middle income?
Libya, at 0.798 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Libya and Low & middle income?
0.5255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Low & middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Libya and Low & middle income rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Libya ranks 42nd and Low & middle income ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (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, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (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.