Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Libya

Libya: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
6th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.1355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Years of data
47
1977–2023

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Libya, 1977–2023

0.20.40.60.81197720002023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Libya is 0.8429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Libya peaked at 0.9191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.

That places Libya 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Libya, 1977 to 2023.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1977 0.4639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1978 0.4472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
1979 0.5233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.0%
1980 0.5352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
1981 0.405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -24.3%
1982 0.4058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1983 0.3719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1984 0.3741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.6%
1985 0.3284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.2%
1986 0.2402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.9%
1987 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.9%
1988 0.2326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.4%
1989 0.2891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +24.3%
1990 0.3927 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.8%
1991 0.3345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.8%
1992 0.3007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.1%
1993 0.2787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.3%
1994 0.2693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
1995 0.293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.8%
1996 0.2844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1997 0.2663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%
1998 0.1954 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.6%
1999 0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2000 0.3145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +55.5%
2001 0.3117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2002 0.481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +54.3%
2003 0.4903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2004 0.5261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.3%
2005 0.6095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.9%
2006 0.6236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
2007 0.6898 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.6%
2008 0.7144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2009 0.6094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.7%
2010 0.6492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2011 0.3957 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -39.0%
2012 0.6594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +66.7%
2013 0.6107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.4%
2014 0.3364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -44.9%
2015 0.2229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -33.7%
2016 0.1355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -39.2%
2017 0.2809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +107.3%
2018 0.389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.5%
2019 0.4196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.9%
2020 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -52.6%
2021 0.9171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +361.5%
2022 0.9191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2023 0.8429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.3%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 0.8429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 0.8429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +361.5% 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2017 +107.3% 0.1355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 3
1980s 0.3399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.2817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1954 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3927 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.4099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.7194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 3 Singapore 1.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 4 Djibouti 0.9818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 5 Vietnam 0.8535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 7 Guyana 0.7808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 8 Slovakia 0.7547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 9 Equatorial Guinea 0.7542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Libya?
Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Libya was 0.8429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.9191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
How does Libya rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Libya ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goods exports (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.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Goods exports (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
244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods exports (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.