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

Latest (2023)
0.0215 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
183rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0477 million USD per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0162 million USD per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Libya, 1970–2023

0.020.030.040.05197019962023

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

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Libya, 1970 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 180 Mozambique 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre compare
  2. 181 Afghanistan 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre compare
  3. 182 Madagascar 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre compare
  4. 184 Eritrea 0.0203 million USD per square kilometre compare
  5. 185 Mali 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre compare
  6. 186 Somalia 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.