Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Libya
Libya: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.3227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported 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 imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Libya is 0.3227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Libya peaked at 0.5848 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
That places Libya 101st out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 unit of GDP in Libya, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.2984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.2482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1935 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1451 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1695 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2592 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.0% |
| 2010 | 0.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2758 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3993 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2702 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1993 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2248 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3392 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5848 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +95.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4099 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 0.336 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.208 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2997 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1993 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5848 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 98 Finland 0.328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Senegal 0.3272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Kuwait 0.3247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Bahamas 0.3084 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Nepal 0.3082 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Germany 0.3072 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$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Libya?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Libya was 0.3227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5848 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 101st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported 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.