Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Libya
Libya: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita was 0 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Libya, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Libya is 0 units per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Libya peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2016.
Libya ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -60.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +130.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -53.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -51.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -46.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +61.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +130.7% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2017 | +61.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2011 | -60.3% | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2013 | -53.1% | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2014 | -51.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2015 | -46.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Libya?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Libya was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Libya ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.