Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Libya
Libya: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Libya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Libya is 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 121.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Libya peaked at 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Libya 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Libya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre | +72.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.003 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.005 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.005 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0112 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2003 | 0.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0261 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0363 million SLC per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0449 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0488 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0603 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0433 million SLC per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0543 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0335 million SLC per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0664 million SLC per square kilometre | +98.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0545 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0415 million SLC per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0394 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0532 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0595 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.055 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.037 million SLC per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0904 million SLC per square kilometre | +144.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1183 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.79 million SLC per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.99 million SLC per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +144.4% | 0.037 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0904 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0038 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0064 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.005 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0089 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0319 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0112 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0603 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0495 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0335 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0664 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0915 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.037 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 186 Papua New Guinea 0.2459 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 187 East Timor 0.1399 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 188 Oman 0.1316 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 190 Zimbabwe 0.0785 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 191 Liberia 0.0523 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 192 Greenland 0.051 million SLC per square kilometre 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 square in Libya?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Libya was 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1204 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Libya ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local 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.