Textiles and clothing in Libya
Libya: Textiles and clothing was 10.0% in 1980. ▲ Rising
Textiles and clothing in Libya, 1964–1980
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Libya recorded 10.0% for textiles and clothing in 1980.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, textiles and clothing in Libya peaked at 11.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1978.
That places Libya 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 1980, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Textiles and clothing in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 6.4% | — |
| 1965 | 11.6% | +80.7% |
| 1966 | 3.7% | -67.8% |
| 1967 | 4.1% | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 5.5% | +34.6% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | -17.7% |
| 1971 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +33.7% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 7.7% | +34.1% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | -52.9% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | +221.1% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 3.7% | 11.6% | 6 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -0.7941 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 920.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7571 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,883 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is textiles and clothing in Libya?
- Textiles and clothing in Libya was 10.0% in 1980, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest textiles and clothing recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest textiles and clothing recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1978.
- How does Libya rank for textiles and clothing?
- Libya ranks 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 1980.
- Is textiles and clothing rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. 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 is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).