General government final consumption expenditure in Libya
Libya: General government final consumption expenditure was 32.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Libya recorded 32.3% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Libya peaked at 50.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2006.
Libya ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.4% | — |
| 1991 | 26.5% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 28.9% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 22.8% | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 26.2% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +50.9% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +150.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -44.2% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 18.6% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.1% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 17.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 32.3% | 48.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 7 Lesotho 36.4% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 34.4% compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 32.4% compare
- 11 French Polynesia 32.0% compare
- 12 Botswana 31.5% compare
- 13 Faroe Islands 27.9% compare
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 396.85 constant LCU per person (2017)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.7325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 8.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 3.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 25,060 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 17.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Libya?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Libya was 32.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2006.
- How does Libya rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Libya ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. 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 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.