Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Libya
Libya: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was -568.48 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Libya, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Libya stood at -568.48 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 57.7% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Libya peaked at -568.48 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2,477 current LCU per person, in 2013.
That places Libya 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Libya, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -1,151 current LCU per person | — |
| 2007 | -1,382 current LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | -1,561 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | -1,022 current LCU per person | -34.5% |
| 2010 | -1,307 current LCU per person | +27.8% |
| 2011 | -1,518 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 2012 | -2,441 current LCU per person | +60.9% |
| 2013 | -2,477 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | -1,942 current LCU per person | -21.6% |
| 2015 | -1,101 current LCU per person | -43.3% |
| 2016 | -792.58 current LCU per person | -28.0% |
| 2017 | -874.16 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | -967.56 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 2019 | -1,136 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 2020 | -794.85 current LCU per person | -30.1% |
| 2021 | -2,021 current LCU per person | +154.2% |
| 2022 | -1,470 current LCU per person | -27.3% |
| 2023 | -1,348 current LCU per person | -8.3% |
| 2024 | -1,343 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | -568.48 current LCU per person | -57.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -568.48 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,395 current LCU per person. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's -568.48 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,362 current LCU per person. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1,279 current LCU per person | -1,561 current LCU per person | -1,022 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 2010s | -1,456 current LCU per person | -2,477 current LCU per person | -792.58 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,257 current LCU per person | -2,021 current LCU per person | -568.48 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Libya?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Libya was -568.48 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -568.48 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,477 current LCU per person in 2013.
- How does Libya rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Libya ranks 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.