Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Libya
Libya: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0298 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Libya, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0298 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 162.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0298 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Libya ranks 151st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +64.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.002 million SLC per person | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 million SLC per person | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 million SLC per person | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.017 million SLC per person | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.012 million SLC per person | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 million SLC per person | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | -36.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0189 million SLC per person | +103.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 million SLC per person | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 million SLC per person | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 million SLC per person | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 million SLC per person | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0223 million SLC per person | +141.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0288 million SLC per person | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 0.029 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0298 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0298 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 24% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0298 million SLC per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1193 million SLC per person, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +141.3% | 0.0092 million SLC per person | 0.0223 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 0.0026 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.0016 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 million SLC per person | 0.002 million SLC per person | 0.003 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 million SLC per person | 0.0037 million SLC per person | 0.017 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 million SLC per person | 0.0093 million SLC per person | 0.0189 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0238 million SLC per person | 0.0092 million SLC per person | 0.0298 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0316 million SLC per person compare
- 149 Bulgaria 0.0315 million SLC per person compare
- 150 Slovenia 0.0315 million SLC per person compare
- 152 Turkmenistan 0.0296 million SLC per person compare
- 153 Estonia 0.0288 million SLC per person compare
- 154 Dominica 0.0277 million SLC per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -56.51 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 794.70 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Libya?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Libya was 0.0298 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0298 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Libya ranks 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.5%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.