Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Libya
Libya: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 2,081 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Libya, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 2,081 constant 2015 US$ per person for value of imported goods and services, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Libya peaked at 4,943 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,395 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2003.
Libya ranks 97th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,395 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2004 | 1,433 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,563 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1,458 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1,889 constant 2015 US$ per person | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 1,981 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2,476 constant 2015 US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 3,596 constant 2015 US$ per person | +45.3% |
| 2011 | 1,653 constant 2015 US$ per person | -54.0% |
| 2012 | 4,130 constant 2015 US$ per person | +149.8% |
| 2013 | 4,943 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 3,565 constant 2015 US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 2,586 constant 2015 US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 2,033 constant 2015 US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 1,987 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,517 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 3,380 constant 2015 US$ per person | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 1,994 constant 2015 US$ per person | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 2,886 constant 2015 US$ per person | +44.7% |
| 2022 | 2,454 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 2,025 constant 2015 US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 1,944 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 2,081 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,742 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,395 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,476 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,039 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,653 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,943 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,231 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,944 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,886 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 94 Tunisia 2,236 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 95 Botswana 2,202 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 96 Iraq 2,146 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 98 Ukraine 2,029 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 99 Lebanon 2,026 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 100 Morocco 2,010 constant 2015 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per capita in Libya?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Libya was 2,081 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4,943 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,395 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Libya rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Libya ranks 97th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.