Gross public investment in Libya
Libya: Gross public investment was 22.0% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Libya, 2002–2008
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2008, gross public investment in Libya stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
That places Libya 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
Gross public investment in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.3% | — |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -30.6% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +56.4% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +11.1% |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,081 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -31.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0796 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 513.46 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Libya?
- Gross public investment in Libya was 22.0% in 2008, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2003.
- How does Libya rank for gross public investment?
- Libya ranks 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2008.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.