Africa's Development: Investment … fixed formation General in Libya
Libya: Africa's Development: Investment … fixed formation General was 13.79 Percentage of GDP in 2008. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Libya, 2000–2008
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2008, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Libya stood at 13.79 Percentage of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Libya peaked at 18.81 Percentage of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.79 Percentage of GDP, in 2008.
That places Libya 6th out of 147 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
Africa's Development: Investment … fixed formation General in Libya, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.52 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 15.86 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 18.81 Percentage of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 14.58 Percentage of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 16.76 Percentage of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 17.96 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 15.37 Percentage of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 15.33 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.79 Percentage of GDP | -10.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 13.79 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.96 Percentage of GDP, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Libya's 13.79 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.32 Percentage of GDP, 3.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Libya
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.094 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 605.92 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0686 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 442.44 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0332 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Libya?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Libya was 13.79 Percentage of GDP in 2008, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.81 Percentage of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.79 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
- Libya ranks 6th out of 147 countries with data for 2008.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — General government investment (gross fixed capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.