Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) in Libya
Libya: Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Libya is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Libya peaked at 5.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2012.
Libya ranks 205th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +54.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 25% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +54.4% | 3.0% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -240.99 % change on previous year (2019)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.094 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 605.92 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0686 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 442.44 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Libya?
- Manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a in Libya was 2.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a?
- Libya ranks 205th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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