Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Libya
Libya: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices was 5,085 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Libya, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Libya is 5,085 USD, measured 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$ per capita, 2015 prices in Libya peaked at 18,820 USD in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4,315 USD, in 2020.
Libya ranks 119th of 195 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$ per capita, 2015 prices in Libya, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,492 USD | — |
| 1971 | 13,275 USD | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 14,014 USD | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 13,742 USD | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 15,976 USD | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 15,720 USD | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 18,254 USD | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 18,764 USD | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 18,299 USD | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 18,820 USD | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 17,895 USD | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 13,674 USD | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 13,668 USD | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 13,350 USD | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 12,494 USD | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 13,100 USD | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 11,270 USD | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 9,351 USD | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 9,804 USD | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 10,255 USD | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 10,392 USD | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 11,756 USD | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 11,201 USD | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 10,568 USD | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 10,574 USD | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 10,160 USD | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 10,210 USD | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 10,578 USD | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 10,051 USD | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 9,976 USD | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 10,042 USD | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,910 USD | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 9,774 USD | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 11,020 USD | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 11,479 USD | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 12,622 USD | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 13,177 USD | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 13,713 USD | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 13,403 USD | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 12,549 USD | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 12,914 USD | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6,570 USD | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 12,599 USD | +91.8% |
| 2013 | 10,126 USD | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 7,644 USD | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 7,458 USD | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7,236 USD | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9,436 USD | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 10,021 USD | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 8,768 USD | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 4,315 USD | -50.8% |
| 2021 | 5,466 USD | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 4,746 USD | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 5,169 USD | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 5,085 USD | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,136 USD | 13,275 USD | 18,820 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,486 USD | 9,351 USD | 17,895 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,547 USD | 9,976 USD | 11,756 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,769 USD | 9,774 USD | 13,713 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,277 USD | 6,570 USD | 12,914 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,956 USD | 4,315 USD | 5,466 USD | 5 |
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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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 34,780 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 13.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 8,923 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 13.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 2.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Libya?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Libya was 5,085 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 18,820 USD in 1979.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,315 USD in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices?
- Libya ranks 119th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).