Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Libya
Libya: Services, value added (current US$), per capita was 1,735 current US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Libya, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1,735 current US$ per person for services, value added (current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per capita in Libya peaked at 6,385 current US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,445 current US$ per person, in 2023.
Libya ranks 148th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,160 current US$ per person | — |
| 2007 | 2,732 current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 3,149 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 3,213 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3,731 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 4,589 current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 5,698 current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 5,924 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 6,056 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5,403 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 5,858 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 6,385 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 5,934 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 5,593 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 5,874 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1,591 current US$ per person | -72.9% |
| 2022 | 1,591 current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,445 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 1,862 current US$ per person | +28.8% |
| 2025 | 1,735 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,735 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,793 current US$ per person, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,735 current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,828 current US$ per person, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,813 current US$ per person | 2,160 current US$ per person | 3,213 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,517 current US$ per person | 3,731 current US$ per person | 6,385 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,350 current US$ per person | 1,445 current US$ per person | 5,874 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 145 Uzbekistan 1,845 current US$ per person compare
- 146 Palestine 1,823 current US$ per person compare
- 147 Kiribati 1,793 current US$ per person compare
- 149 Lebanon 1,598 current US$ per person compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 1,577 current US$ per person compare
- 151 Cote d'Ivoire 1,561 current US$ per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0332 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current us$), per capita in Libya?
- Services, value added (current us$), per capita in Libya was 1,735 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,385 current US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,445 current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for services, value added (current us$), per capita?
- Libya ranks 148th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.