Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Libya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 0.0477 million USD per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Libya 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0181 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0221 million USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.023 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0307 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0346 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0348 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0289 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0268 million USD per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.029 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0257 million USD per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0236 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0304 million USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0284 million USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.029 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0283 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0289 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0304 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0294 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0296 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0303 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0304 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0352 million USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0374 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.042 million USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0476 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0475 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0454 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0477 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0442 million USD per square kilometre | +86.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0363 million USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0277 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0361 million USD per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 0.039 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0346 million USD per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4855 million USD per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4451 million USD per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 | +86.8% | 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0442 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -50.3% | 0.0477 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -50.1% | 0.0346 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0346 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0348 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.029 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0263 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0304 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0391 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0303 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0476 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0477 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 180 Mozambique 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 181 Afghanistan 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 182 Madagascar 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 184 Eritrea 0.0203 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 185 Mali 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 186 Somalia 0.0154 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Libya was 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0477 million USD per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.