General government final consumption expenditure in Libya
Libya: General government final consumption expenditure was 18.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Libya, 2011–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Libya stood at 18.0%.
The figure is up 224.8% on the previous year and up 16,978.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Libya peaked at 33.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -22.0%, in 2016.
That places Libya 8th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Libya, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33.5% | — |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -87.8% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -96.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -175.4% |
| 2016 | -22.0% | +20487.8% |
| 2017 | -10.8% | -50.8% |
| 2018 | -13.3% | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -182.7% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | -2.0% | -117.9% |
| 2022 | -1.1% | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -586.9% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | +224.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | -22.0% | 33.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | -2.0% | 18.0% | 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 34,780 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 13.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 8,923 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 13.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 2.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Libya?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Libya was 18.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.0% in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Libya ranks 8th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16,978.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.