Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Libya
Libya: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0051 million USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Libya, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0051 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0188 million USD per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 million USD per person, in 2020.
Libya ranks 112th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0145 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0133 million USD per person | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.014 million USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0137 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.016 million USD per person | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0157 million USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0183 million USD per person | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0188 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0183 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0188 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0179 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0137 million USD per person | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0137 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0134 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 million USD per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0131 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 million USD per person | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 million USD per person | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0098 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0103 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0104 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0118 million USD per person | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0112 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0106 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0102 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 million USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.01 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.011 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0126 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0134 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 million USD per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0129 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 million USD per person | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 million USD per person | +91.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 million USD per person | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 million USD per person | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 million USD per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 million USD per person | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.01 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 million USD per person | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 million USD per person | -50.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 million USD per person | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 million USD per person | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 million USD per person | -1.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0051 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0066 million USD per person, 77% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0051 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0045 million USD per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +91.8% | 0.0066 million USD per person | 0.0126 million USD per person |
| 2020 | -50.8% | 0.0088 million USD per person | 0.0043 million USD per person |
| 2011 | -49.1% | 0.0129 million USD per person | 0.0066 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0161 million USD per person | 0.0133 million USD per person | 0.0188 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0125 million USD per person | 0.0094 million USD per person | 0.0179 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0105 million USD per person | 0.01 million USD per person | 0.0118 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 million USD per person | 0.0098 million USD per person | 0.0137 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 million USD per person | 0.0066 million USD per person | 0.0129 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 million USD per person | 0.0043 million USD per person | 0.0055 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 109 South Africa 0.0057 million USD per person compare
- 110 Armenia 0.0054 million USD per person compare
- 111 Jamaica 0.0053 million USD per person compare
- 113 Equatorial Guinea 0.005 million USD per person compare
- 114 Tuvalu 0.005 million USD per person compare
- 115 Algeria 0.0047 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Libya?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Libya was 0.0051 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 million USD per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 million USD per person in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Libya ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.