Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre was 1,071 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Libya, 2002–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1,071 current US$ per square kilometre for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in 2017.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 2,247 current US$ per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 363.87 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Libya 190th out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 363.87 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 884.33 current US$ per square kilometre | +143.0% |
| 2004 | 1,071 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 1,360 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 1,595 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 1,777 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 2,247 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 1,741 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 1,696 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,015 current US$ per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2012 | 1,216 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 1,269 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,489 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 1,146 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 1,037 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 1,071 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,071 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52,977 current US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,071 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 59,914 current US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +143.0% | 363.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 884.33 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,380 current US$ per square kilometre | 363.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,247 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,242 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,015 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,696 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 187 Namibia 1,673 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 188 Mali 1,454 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 1,130 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 191 Niger 973.75 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 192 Chad 934.98 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 193 Eritrea 842.36 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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 us$), per square kilometre in Libya?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre in Libya was 1,071 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,247 current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 363.87 current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Libya rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 190th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.