Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Libya
Libya: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 6,169 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 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 in Libya is 6,169 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Libya peaked at 14,976 USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,911 USD, in 1970.
That places Libya 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,911 USD | — |
| 1971 | 2,266 USD | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 2,626 USD | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 3,458 USD | +31.7% |
| 1974 | 5,765 USD | +66.7% |
| 1975 | 5,308 USD | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 6,511 USD | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 7,222 USD | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 6,728 USD | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 8,761 USD | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 11,151 USD | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 9,233 USD | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 8,818 USD | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 8,549 USD | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 7,668 USD | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 7,666 USD | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,054 USD | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 5,483 USD | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 6,031 USD | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 6,230 USD | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 6,994 USD | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 7,572 USD | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 7,855 USD | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 6,967 USD | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 6,382 USD | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 5,766 USD | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 6,273 USD | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 6,554 USD | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5,816 USD | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 6,447 USD | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 7,252 USD | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 6,303 USD | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 4,050 USD | -35.7% |
| 2003 | 4,840 USD | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 6,126 USD | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 8,338 USD | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 10,049 USD | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 11,145 USD | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 13,906 USD | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 9,551 USD | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 11,601 USD | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 7,594 USD | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 14,976 USD | +97.2% |
| 2013 | 11,952 USD | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 8,926 USD | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 7,458 USD | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 7,526 USD | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9,966 USD | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 11,197 USD | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 9,963 USD | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 6,650 USD | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 4,936 USD | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 5,987 USD | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 6,027 USD | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 6,169 USD | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,056 USD | 1,911 USD | 8,761 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,688 USD | 5,483 USD | 11,151 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,662 USD | 5,766 USD | 7,855 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,156 USD | 4,050 USD | 13,906 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,116 USD | 7,458 USD | 14,976 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,954 USD | 4,936 USD | 6,650 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -32.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 61.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita -107.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 57.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP -0.0882 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita -568.48 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Libya?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Libya was 6,169 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 14,976 USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,911 USD in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Libya ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. 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).