Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Libya
Libya: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 30.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Libya stood at 30.9%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Libya peaked at 64.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2008.
Libya ranks 184th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.4% | — |
| 1991 | 57.4% | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 64.2% | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 60.1% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 59.1% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 63.3% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 51.0% | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +73.6% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2% | 48.4% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 21.3% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 24.9% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 29.3% | 52.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 181 Luxembourg 33.5% compare
- 182 Greenland 32.6% compare
- 183 Singapore 31.1% compare
- 185 Macau, China 30.1% compare
- 186 Brunei Darussalam 29.3% compare
- 187 Ireland 25.2% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 24,534 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 19.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,034 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -0.7941 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Libya?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Libya was 30.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Libya ranks 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.