Libya vs Lower middle income: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Libya
0.2284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lower middle income
0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
31st
Lower middle income rank
31st
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 3.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.0623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 0.0888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Libya or Lower middle income?
- Libya, at 0.2284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Libya and Lower middle income?
- 0.1689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Lower middle income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Lower middle income rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Service imports (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.