Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Libya
Libya: Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.4705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Libya, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Libya is 0.4705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 111.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Libya peaked at 0.6757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1075 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Libya ranks 36th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Libya, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.3061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.2187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1649 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1576 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1075 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 0.146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.8% |
| 2010 | 0.483 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +230.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2164 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3508 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2223 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2041 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4515 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +200.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4405 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4634 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.4705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2739 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.4705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +230.9% | 0.146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.483 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1792 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1075 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3181 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.483 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4444 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 33 Czechia 0.5083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 South Korea 0.4777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Sweden 0.4766 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Oman 0.4677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Belize 0.4652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Panama 0.4414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -56.51 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 794.70 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Libya?
- Value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Libya was 0.4705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1075 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 36th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.7%. 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 Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of exported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Value of exported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.