Services, value added in Libya
Libya: Services, value added was 7.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Libya, 2007–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Libya stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of down 52.9% on the previous year and up 216.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Libya peaked at 23.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -26.6%, in 2020.
That places Libya 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 5.0% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -14.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -26.6% | 15.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Libya
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 5.8% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.8% (2025)
- GDP per capita 8,634 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 2.8% (2017)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 64.40 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 8,634 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 5.31 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -22.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -4.24 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Libya?
- Services, value added in Libya was 7.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.6% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for services, value added?
- Libya ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.