Final consumption expenditure in Libya
Libya: Final consumption expenditure was 63.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Libya is 63.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Libya peaked at 100.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2006.
That places Libya 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.8% | — |
| 1991 | 83.8% | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 79.7% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +65.3% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +71.2% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 100.3% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.2% | 69.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 33.0% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 45.7% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 61.8% | 100.3% | 6 |
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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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 35,504 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -38.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -32.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 61.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita -107.16 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Libya?
- Final consumption expenditure in Libya was 63.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2006.
- How does Libya rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Libya ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.