Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Libya
Libya: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Libya, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Libya stood at 0 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Libya peaked at 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Libya 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +72.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +156.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0152 units per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +156.9% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Libya?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Libya was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Libya ranks 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.