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
00.050.10.150.20.25197720012025

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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Indicator
Service imports (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, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.