01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$48.48B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 94 of 210

Real GDP growth1.9%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$6,5692024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity41.9%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing2.6%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −13.0 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Libya	1970	$3.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$1,911	Not published	Not published	205.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1971	$4.88B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	$2,266	Not published	Not published	226.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1972	$5.84B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	$2,626	Not published	Not published	232.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1973	$8.00B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	$3,458	Not published	Not published	256.5 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1974	$14.02B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	$5,765	Not published	Not published	384.6 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1975	$13.65B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	$5,308	Not published	Not published	322.5 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1976	$17.72B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	$6,511	Not published	Not published	372.7 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1977	$20.81B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	$7,222	Not published	Not published	373.6 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1978	$20.54B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$6,728	Not published	Not published	298.9 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1979	$28.33B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	$8,761	Not published	Not published	344.2 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1980	$38.19B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$11,151	Not published	Not published	399.6 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1981	$33.44B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	-19.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	$9,233	Not published	Not published	329.6 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1982	$32.85B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$8,818	Not published	Not published	323.1 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1983	$31.79B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	$8,549	Not published	Not published	311.1 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1984	$28.93B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	$7,668	Not published	Not published	276.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1985	$29.89B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	$7,666	Not published	Not published	273.8 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1986	$24.32B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	-11.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	$6,054	Not published	Not published	190.9 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1987	$22.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-14.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	$5,483	Not published	Not published	155.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1988	$25.56B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	$6,031	Not published	Not published	155.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1989	$27.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	$6,230	Not published	Not published	156.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1990	$31.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$6,994	Not published	Not published	161.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1991	$34.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	$7,572	Not published	Not published	169.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1992	$36.45B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	$7,855	Not published	Not published	166.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1993	$32.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	$6,967	Not published	Not published	147.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1994	$30.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$6,382	Not published	Not published	128.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1995	$28.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	$5,766	Not published	Not published	106.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1996	$31.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$6,273	Not published	Not published	114.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1997	$33.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$6,554	Not published	Not published	121.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1998	$29.90B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	$5,816	Not published	Not published	110.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1999	$33.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	$6,447	Not published	Not published	119.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2000	$38.47B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	$7,252	Not published	Not published	132.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2001	$34.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	$6,303	Not published	Not published	117.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2002	$22.31B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	$4,050	Not published	Not published	73.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2003	$27.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	$4,840	Not published	Not published	79.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2004	$35.14B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$6,126	Not published	Not published	90.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2005	$48.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	$8,338	Not published	Not published	114.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2006	$60.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	$10,049	Not published	Not published	128.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2007	$68.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$11,145	Not published	Not published	128.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2008	$86.71B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$13,906	Not published	Not published	147.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2009	$60.81B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	$9,551	Not published	Not published	108.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2010	$75.38B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	$11,601	Not published	Not published	121.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2011	$48.17B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-50.3%	Not published	Not published	-53.6 pp vs world	$7,594	Not published	Not published	72.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2012	$92.54B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	86.8%	Not published	Not published	+84.1 pp vs world	$14,976	Not published	Not published	141.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2013	$75.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-18.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world	$11,952	Not published	Not published	111.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2014	$57.37B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-23.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.1 pp vs world	$8,926	Not published	Not published	81.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2015	$48.72B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	$7,458	Not published	Not published	73.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2016	$49.91B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	$7,526	Not published	Not published	73.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2017	$67.16B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	$9,966	Not published	Not published	92.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2018	$76.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	$11,197	Not published	Not published	99.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2019	$69.25B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-11.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	$9,963	Not published	Not published	87.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2020	$46.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-50.1%	Not published	Not published	-47.2 pp vs world	$6,650	Not published	Not published	60.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2021	$35.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	$4,936	Not published	Not published	39.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2022	$43.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-12.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	$5,987	Not published	Not published	46.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2023	$44.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	$6,027	Not published	Not published	45.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2024	$48.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	$6,569	Not published	Not published	48.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

LibyaAfricaNorthern AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Libya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

LibyaNorthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$3.98B → $31.09B

Compound annual change: +10.8% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$31.09B → $75.38B

Compound annual change: +4.5% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$75.38B → $48.48B

Compound annual change: -3.1% CAGR

Nominal GDP$48.48B2024 · Published series · World rank 94 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$59.32B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Libya	1970	$3.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$46.52B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1971	$4.88B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$44.06B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1972	$5.84B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$48.09B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1973	$8.00B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$49.02B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1974	$14.02B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$59.90B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1975	$13.65B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$62.31B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1976	$17.72B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$76.56B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1977	$20.81B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$83.34B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1978	$20.54B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$86.10B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1979	$28.33B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$93.81B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1980	$38.19B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$94.45B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1981	$33.44B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$76.33B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1982	$32.85B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	$78.47B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-99.7 pp vs world
Libya	1983	$31.79B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$76.53B	Not published	Not published	0.3 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1984	$28.93B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$72.67B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1985	$29.89B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$78.72B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1986	$24.32B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$69.78B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Libya	1987	$22.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$59.53B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1988	$25.56B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$64.04B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1989	$27.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$68.65B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1990	$31.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$71.20B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1991	$34.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$82.35B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1992	$36.45B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$80.11B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1993	$32.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$77.10B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1994	$30.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$78.59B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1995	$28.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$76.85B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1996	$31.28B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$78.49B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1997	$33.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$82.58B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1998	$29.90B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$79.64B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1999	$33.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$80.24B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2000	$38.47B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$82.12B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2001	$34.06B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$82.54B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2002	$22.31B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$82.99B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2003	$27.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$95.45B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2004	$35.14B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$101.50B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2005	$48.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$113.99B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2006	$60.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$121.46B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2007	$68.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$129.03B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2008	$86.71B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$128.82B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2009	$60.81B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$123.15B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2010	$75.38B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$129.34B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2011	$48.17B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$64.23B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2012	$92.54B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$120.00B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2013	$75.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$98.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2014	$57.37B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$75.73B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2015	$48.72B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$75.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2016	$49.91B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$73.97B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2017	$67.16B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$98.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2018	$76.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$105.79B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2019	$69.25B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$93.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2020	$46.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$46.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	2021	$35.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$60.11B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2022	$43.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$52.84B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2023	$44.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$58.21B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2024	$48.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$59.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Northern Africa$862.04B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Libya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

LibyaNorthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$1,911 → $6,994

Compound annual change: +6.7% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$6,994 → $11,601

Compound annual change: +2.6% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$11,601 → $6,569

Compound annual change: -4.0% CAGR

GDP per person$6,5692024 · Published series · World rank 118 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$8,0372024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Libya	1970	$1,911	Not published	Not published	205.8 (world = 100)	$22,337	Not published	Not published	430.5 (world = 100)
Libya	1971	$2,266	Not published	Not published	226.3 (world = 100)	$20,461	Not published	Not published	386.1 (world = 100)
Libya	1972	$2,626	Not published	Not published	232.4 (world = 100)	$21,601	Not published	Not published	394.6 (world = 100)
Libya	1973	$3,458	Not published	Not published	256.5 (world = 100)	$21,181	Not published	Not published	370.7 (world = 100)
Libya	1974	$5,765	Not published	Not published	384.6 (world = 100)	$24,626	Not published	Not published	430.1 (world = 100)
Libya	1975	$5,308	Not published	Not published	322.5 (world = 100)	$24,230	Not published	Not published	427.6 (world = 100)
Libya	1976	$6,511	Not published	Not published	372.7 (world = 100)	$28,136	Not published	Not published	480.5 (world = 100)
Libya	1977	$7,222	Not published	Not published	373.6 (world = 100)	$28,923	Not published	Not published	482.7 (world = 100)
Libya	1978	$6,728	Not published	Not published	298.9 (world = 100)	$28,205	Not published	Not published	458.9 (world = 100)
Libya	1979	$8,761	Not published	Not published	344.2 (world = 100)	$29,009	Not published	Not published	461.7 (world = 100)
Libya	1980	$11,151	Not published	Not published	399.6 (world = 100)	$27,582	Not published	Not published	438.6 (world = 100)
Libya	1981	$9,233	Not published	Not published	329.6 (world = 100)	$21,076	Not published	Not published	334.7 (world = 100)
Libya	1982	$8,818	Not published	Not published	323.1 (world = 100)	$21,067	Not published	Not published	339.2 (world = 100)
Libya	1983	$8,549	Not published	Not published	311.1 (world = 100)	$20,578	Not published	Not published	328.0 (world = 100)
Libya	1984	$7,668	Not published	Not published	276.2 (world = 100)	$19,257	Not published	Not published	298.6 (world = 100)
Libya	1985	$7,666	Not published	Not published	273.8 (world = 100)	$20,192	Not published	Not published	307.9 (world = 100)
Libya	1986	$6,054	Not published	Not published	190.9 (world = 100)	$17,371	Not published	Not published	261.4 (world = 100)
Libya	1987	$5,483	Not published	Not published	155.7 (world = 100)	$14,414	Not published	Not published	213.1 (world = 100)
Libya	1988	$6,031	Not published	Not published	155.9 (world = 100)	$15,111	Not published	Not published	217.7 (world = 100)
Libya	1989	$6,230	Not published	Not published	156.8 (world = 100)	$15,807	Not published	Not published	223.5 (world = 100)
Libya	1990	$6,994	Not published	Not published	161.2 (world = 100)	$16,017	Not published	Not published	223.8 (world = 100)
Libya	1991	$7,572	Not published	Not published	169.0 (world = 100)	$18,121	Not published	Not published	254.4 (world = 100)
Libya	1992	$7,855	Not published	Not published	166.5 (world = 100)	$17,265	Not published	Not published	241.3 (world = 100)
Libya	1993	$6,967	Not published	Not published	147.1 (world = 100)	$16,289	Not published	Not published	227.3 (world = 100)
Libya	1994	$6,382	Not published	Not published	128.2 (world = 100)	$16,298	Not published	Not published	223.5 (world = 100)
Libya	1995	$5,766	Not published	Not published	106.0 (world = 100)	$15,661	Not published	Not published	211.3 (world = 100)
Libya	1996	$6,273	Not published	Not published	114.5 (world = 100)	$15,737	Not published	Not published	208.0 (world = 100)
Libya	1997	$6,554	Not published	Not published	121.9 (world = 100)	$16,305	Not published	Not published	210.4 (world = 100)
Libya	1998	$5,816	Not published	Not published	110.3 (world = 100)	$15,493	Not published	Not published	197.2 (world = 100)
Libya	1999	$6,447	Not published	Not published	119.3 (world = 100)	$15,377	Not published	Not published	191.5 (world = 100)
Libya	2000	$7,252	Not published	Not published	132.1 (world = 100)	$15,479	Not published	Not published	187.1 (world = 100)
Libya	2001	$6,303	Not published	Not published	117.0 (world = 100)	$15,274	Not published	Not published	183.3 (world = 100)
Libya	2002	$4,050	Not published	Not published	73.2 (world = 100)	$15,066	Not published	Not published	179.2 (world = 100)
Libya	2003	$4,840	Not published	Not published	79.0 (world = 100)	$16,987	Not published	Not published	198.7 (world = 100)
Libya	2004	$6,126	Not published	Not published	90.0 (world = 100)	$17,694	Not published	Not published	200.8 (world = 100)
Libya	2005	$8,338	Not published	Not published	114.4 (world = 100)	$19,456	Not published	Not published	215.0 (world = 100)
Libya	2006	$10,049	Not published	Not published	128.9 (world = 100)	$20,310	Not published	Not published	217.7 (world = 100)
Libya	2007	$11,145	Not published	Not published	128.3 (world = 100)	$21,137	Not published	Not published	219.9 (world = 100)
Libya	2008	$13,906	Not published	Not published	147.7 (world = 100)	$20,659	Not published	Not published	213.5 (world = 100)
Libya	2009	$9,551	Not published	Not published	108.3 (world = 100)	$19,343	Not published	Not published	205.3 (world = 100)
Libya	2010	$11,601	Not published	Not published	121.6 (world = 100)	$19,905	Not published	Not published	204.9 (world = 100)
Libya	2011	$7,594	Not published	Not published	72.4 (world = 100)	$10,126	Not published	Not published	102.2 (world = 100)
Libya	2012	$14,976	Not published	Not published	141.7 (world = 100)	$19,420	Not published	Not published	193.2 (world = 100)
Libya	2013	$11,952	Not published	Not published	111.2 (world = 100)	$15,609	Not published	Not published	153.0 (world = 100)
Libya	2014	$8,926	Not published	Not published	81.9 (world = 100)	$11,783	Not published	Not published	113.4 (world = 100)
Libya	2015	$7,458	Not published	Not published	73.2 (world = 100)	$11,496	Not published	Not published	108.6 (world = 100)
Libya	2016	$7,526	Not published	Not published	73.6 (world = 100)	$11,154	Not published	Not published	103.7 (world = 100)
Libya	2017	$9,966	Not published	Not published	92.6 (world = 100)	$14,544	Not published	Not published	132.3 (world = 100)
Libya	2018	$11,197	Not published	Not published	99.0 (world = 100)	$15,446	Not published	Not published	137.6 (world = 100)
Libya	2019	$9,963	Not published	Not published	87.8 (world = 100)	$13,516	Not published	Not published	118.5 (world = 100)
Libya	2020	$6,650	Not published	Not published	60.7 (world = 100)	$6,650	Not published	Not published	60.7 (world = 100)
Libya	2021	$4,936	Not published	Not published	39.8 (world = 100)	$8,425	Not published	Not published	72.8 (world = 100)
Libya	2022	$5,987	Not published	Not published	46.8 (world = 100)	$7,315	Not published	Not published	61.7 (world = 100)
Libya	2023	$6,027	Not published	Not published	45.5 (world = 100)	$7,967	Not published	Not published	65.9 (world = 100)
Libya	2024	$6,569	Not published	Not published	48.0 (world = 100)	$8,037	Not published	Not published	65.2 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Northern Africa$3,1752024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Libya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

LibyaNorthern AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

-5.3% → 3.7%

Average annual rate: +2.7%

Integration1990–2010

3.7% → 5.0%

Average annual rate: +3.2%

Current era2010–2024

5.0% → 1.9%

Average annual rate: +0.4%

Real GDP growth1.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth0.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator284.42024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Libya	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	2.2	Not published	Not published
Libya	1971	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	-8.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	2.8	Not published	Not published
Libya	1972	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	2.9	Not published	Not published
Libya	1973	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	3.5	Not published	Not published
Libya	1974	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	5.0	Not published	Not published
Libya	1975	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	4.7	Not published	Not published
Libya	1976	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	4.9	Not published	Not published
Libya	1977	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	5.3	Not published	Not published
Libya	1978	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	5.1	Not published	Not published
Libya	1979	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	6.4	Not published	Not published
Libya	1980	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	8.6	Not published	Not published
Libya	1981	-19.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	-23.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.7 pp vs world	9.3	Not published	Not published
Libya	1982	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	8.9	Not published	Not published
Libya	1983	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	8.9	Not published	Not published
Libya	1984	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	-6.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	8.5	Not published	Not published
Libya	1985	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	8.1	Not published	Not published
Libya	1986	-11.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	-14.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	7.9	Not published	Not published
Libya	1987	-14.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	-17.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world	8.1	Not published	Not published
Libya	1988	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	8.2	Not published	Not published
Libya	1989	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	8.5	Not published	Not published
Libya	1990	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	8.9	Not published	Not published
Libya	1991	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	8.4	Not published	Not published
Libya	1992	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	9.2	Not published	Not published
Libya	1993	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	9.4	Not published	Not published
Libya	1994	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	9.8	Not published	Not published
Libya	1995	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	11.1	Not published	Not published
Libya	1996	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	12.5	Not published	Not published
Libya	1997	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	13.3	Not published	Not published
Libya	1998	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	12.6	Not published	Not published
Libya	1999	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	14.0	Not published	Not published
Libya	2000	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	17.3	Not published	Not published
Libya	2001	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	18.0	Not published	Not published
Libya	2002	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	24.6	Not published	Not published
Libya	2003	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	26.5	Not published	Not published
Libya	2004	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	32.5	Not published	Not published
Libya	2005	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	40.4	Not published	Not published
Libya	2006	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	46.8	Not published	Not published
Libya	2007	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	47.9	Not published	Not published
Libya	2008	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	59.3	Not published	Not published
Libya	2009	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-6.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	44.6	Not published	Not published
Libya	2010	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	53.2	Not published	Not published
Libya	2011	-50.3%	Not published	Not published	-53.6 pp vs world	-49.1%	Not published	Not published	-51.1 pp vs world	66.1	Not published	Not published
Libya	2012	86.8%	Not published	Not published	+84.1 pp vs world	91.8%	Not published	Not published	+90.3 pp vs world	70.1	Not published	Not published
Libya	2013	-18.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world	-19.6%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	70.1	Not published	Not published
Libya	2014	-23.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.1 pp vs world	-24.5%	Not published	Not published	-26.3 pp vs world	69.4	Not published	Not published
Libya	2015	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	64.5	Not published	Not published
Libya	2016	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	67.6	Not published	Not published
Libya	2017	32.5%	Not published	Not published	+29.1 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+28.2 pp vs world	68.8	Not published	Not published
Libya	2018	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	71.3	Not published	Not published
Libya	2019	-11.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	-12.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	74.2	Not published	Not published
Libya	2020	-50.1%	Not published	Not published	-47.2 pp vs world	-50.8%	Not published	Not published	-46.9 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Libya	2021	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	190.5	Not published	Not published
Libya	2022	-12.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	-13.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world	283.7	Not published	Not published
Libya	2023	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	262.2	Not published	Not published
Libya	2024	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	284.4	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024

Northern Africa2.0%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Libya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

LibyaNorthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

45.2% → 72.8%

Percentage-point change: +27.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

72.8% → 45.7%

Percentage-point change: -27.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

45.7% → 75.4%

Percentage-point change: +29.7 pp

Final consumption75.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption37.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption38.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand89.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Libya	1970	45.2%	Not published	Not published	-27.4 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	63.0%	Not published	Not published	-37.4 pp vs world
Libya	1971	46.8%	Not published	Not published	-26.2 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	-26.9 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	64.6%	Not published	Not published	-35.9 pp vs world
Libya	1972	48.6%	Not published	Not published	-24.3 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	-25.3 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	-27.6 pp vs world
Libya	1973	50.4%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.3 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	78.8%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world
Libya	1974	44.0%	Not published	Not published	-27.8 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-30.8 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	69.4%	Not published	Not published	-30.8 pp vs world
Libya	1975	56.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	32.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.6 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world
Libya	1976	49.1%	Not published	Not published	-23.9 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-27.7 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	-28.9 pp vs world
Libya	1977	47.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.3 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-29.3 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	70.9%	Not published	Not published	-30.3 pp vs world
Libya	1978	56.0%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	30.5%	Not published	Not published	-25.4 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	82.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world
Libya	1979	47.1%	Not published	Not published	-25.5 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	-30.9 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	71.1%	Not published	Not published	-29.8 pp vs world
Libya	1980	47.3%	Not published	Not published	-25.8 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	-28.2 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	70.7%	Not published	Not published	-30.5 pp vs world
Libya	1981	71.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	103.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Libya	1982	68.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	41.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	94.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world
Libya	1983	68.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	91.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world
Libya	1984	69.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	93.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world
Libya	1985	66.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	39.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.0 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	85.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world
Libya	1986	71.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	92.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world
Libya	1987	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	61.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	105.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world
Libya	1988	88.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	55.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	32.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	106.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world
Libya	1989	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	51.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	33.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	102.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Libya	1990	72.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	48.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	91.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world
Libya	1991	83.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	57.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	96.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Libya	1992	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	53.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	94.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Libya	1993	87.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	64.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	103.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Libya	1994	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	60.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	99.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Libya	1995	81.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	58.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	93.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Libya	1996	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	55.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	95.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Libya	1997	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	59.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	95.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world
Libya	1998	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	63.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	101.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Libya	1999	82.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	60.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	93.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world
Libya	2000	67.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	80.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world
Libya	2001	36.1%	Not published	Not published	-40.3 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-41.1 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	82.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world
Libya	2002	42.5%	Not published	Not published	-34.3 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-32.6 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world
Libya	2003	45.9%	Not published	Not published	-30.8 pp vs world	34.8%	Not published	Not published	-25.0 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	88.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
Libya	2004	45.3%	Not published	Not published	-30.5 pp vs world	32.2%	Not published	Not published	-26.9 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	-25.0 pp vs world
Libya	2005	37.7%	Not published	Not published	-37.7 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-31.1 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	65.1%	Not published	Not published	-34.5 pp vs world
Libya	2006	33.0%	Not published	Not published	-41.5 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-35.0 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	54.1%	Not published	Not published	-45.3 pp vs world
Libya	2007	36.8%	Not published	Not published	-37.2 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-34.1 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	55.9%	Not published	Not published	-43.4 pp vs world
Libya	2008	33.3%	Not published	Not published	-40.6 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-35.8 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	55.0%	Not published	Not published	-44.3 pp vs world
Libya	2009	55.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	81.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world
Libya	2010	45.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.8 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	-28.8 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	65.5%	Not published	Not published	-33.6 pp vs world
Libya	2011	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	-22.0 pp vs world	43.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	86.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world
Libya	2012	49.3%	Not published	Not published	-24.4 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-31.7 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	64.5%	Not published	Not published	-34.6 pp vs world
Libya	2013	64.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	-23.4 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	86.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world
Libya	2014	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.8 pp vs world	112.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world
Libya	2015	95.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	44.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	+34.2 pp vs world	112.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world
Libya	2016	98.2%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world	49.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	48.4%	Not published	Not published	+31.8 pp vs world	112.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world
Libya	2017	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	39.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	93.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world
Libya	2018	69.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	-22.3 pp vs world	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	84.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world
Libya	2019	78.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	92.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world
Libya	2020	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	90.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world
Libya	2021	74.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	37.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	89.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world
Libya	2022	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	37.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.3 pp vs world	90.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world
Libya	2023	75.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.8 pp vs world	89.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world
Libya	2024	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.8 pp vs world	89.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Africa80.9%2024

Northern Africa79.1%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Libya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

LibyaNorthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

17.8% → 18.6%

Percentage-point change: +0.8 pp

Integration1990–2010

18.6% → 19.8%

Percentage-point change: +1.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

19.8% → 14.4%

Percentage-point change: -5.4 pp

Gross capital formation14.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation16.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories-1.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Libya	1970	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world
Libya	1971	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Libya	1972	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Libya	1973	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Libya	1974	25.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Libya	1975	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world
Libya	1976	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world
Libya	1977	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Libya	1978	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Libya	1979	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Libya	1980	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Libya	1981	32.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Libya	1982	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Libya	1983	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Libya	1984	24.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Libya	1985	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Libya	1986	21.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Libya	1987	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Libya	1988	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Libya	1989	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Libya	1990	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Libya	1991	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Libya	1992	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Libya	1993	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Libya	1994	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Libya	1995	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Libya	1996	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Libya	1997	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Libya	1998	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Libya	1999	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Libya	2000	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Libya	2001	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.9 pp vs world	49.0%	Not published	Not published	+25.7 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Libya	2002	51.6%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	53.7%	Not published	Not published	+31.0 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world
Libya	2003	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.5 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Libya	2004	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Libya	2005	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Libya	2006	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Libya	2007	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Libya	2008	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Libya	2009	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Libya	2010	19.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world
Libya	2011	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	-9.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world
Libya	2012	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world
Libya	2013	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Libya	2014	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Libya	2015	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Libya	2016	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world
Libya	2017	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world
Libya	2018	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Libya	2019	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	-7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world
Libya	2020	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Libya	2021	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world
Libya	2022	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Libya	2023	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world
Libya	2024	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

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Africa20.9%2024

Northern Africa24.8%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Libya is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

LibyaNorthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

112.5% → 70.8%

Percentage-point change: -41.7 pp

Integration1990–2010

70.8% → 98.1%

Percentage-point change: +27.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

98.1% → 68.5%

Percentage-point change: -29.6 pp

Exports39.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports29.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports10.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness68.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Libya	1970	78.2%	Not published	Not published	+66.9 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+43.8 pp vs world	112.5%	Not published	Not published	+90.0 pp vs world
Libya	1971	71.6%	Not published	Not published	+60.1 pp vs world	30.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+41.2 pp vs world	101.9%	Not published	Not published	+79.1 pp vs world
Libya	1972	66.3%	Not published	Not published	+54.5 pp vs world	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world	101.0%	Not published	Not published	+77.6 pp vs world
Libya	1973	66.0%	Not published	Not published	+52.7 pp vs world	41.7%	Not published	Not published	+28.7 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	107.6%	Not published	Not published	+81.4 pp vs world
Libya	1974	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+60.5 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.6 pp vs world	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+34.9 pp vs world	118.2%	Not published	Not published	+86.1 pp vs world
Libya	1975	64.9%	Not published	Not published	+49.7 pp vs world	49.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	114.8%	Not published	Not published	+84.3 pp vs world
Libya	1976	70.1%	Not published	Not published	+54.4 pp vs world	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+31.7 pp vs world	108.7%	Not published	Not published	+77.2 pp vs world
Libya	1977	71.1%	Not published	Not published	+55.3 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	32.8%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	109.4%	Not published	Not published	+77.5 pp vs world
Libya	1978	62.5%	Not published	Not published	+47.0 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+28.0 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	106.3%	Not published	Not published	+75.1 pp vs world
Libya	1979	73.1%	Not published	Not published	+56.2 pp vs world	40.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+32.6 pp vs world	113.8%	Not published	Not published	+79.8 pp vs world
Libya	1980	73.8%	Not published	Not published	+55.6 pp vs world	40.2%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	33.7%	Not published	Not published	+34.0 pp vs world	114.0%	Not published	Not published	+77.1 pp vs world
Libya	1981	56.9%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	62.7%	Not published	Not published	+44.3 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	119.6%	Not published	Not published	+83.2 pp vs world
Libya	1982	53.9%	Not published	Not published	+36.9 pp vs world	48.8%	Not published	Not published	+31.4 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	102.7%	Not published	Not published	+68.3 pp vs world
Libya	1983	50.2%	Not published	Not published	+33.8 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	93.2%	Not published	Not published	+60.0 pp vs world
Libya	1984	49.4%	Not published	Not published	+32.5 pp vs world	44.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	94.0%	Not published	Not published	+60.0 pp vs world
Libya	1985	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	74.9%	Not published	Not published	+41.7 pp vs world
Libya	1986	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	61.1%	Not published	Not published	+29.2 pp vs world
Libya	1987	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	32.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	59.3%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world
Libya	1988	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	-6.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	55.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world
Libya	1989	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	61.1%	Not published	Not published	+25.9 pp vs world
Libya	1990	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	70.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.7 pp vs world
Libya	1991	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	64.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.3 pp vs world
Libya	1992	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	56.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.9 pp vs world
Libya	1993	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	59.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world
Libya	1994	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	53.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world
Libya	1995	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	51.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world
Libya	1996	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	52.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world
Libya	1997	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	48.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world
Libya	1998	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	40.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world
Libya	1999	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Libya	2000	35.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	50.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Libya	2001	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	51.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world
Libya	2002	49.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	92.9%	Not published	Not published	+46.7 pp vs world
Libya	2003	56.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.8 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	99.7%	Not published	Not published	+52.0 pp vs world
Libya	2004	61.8%	Not published	Not published	+36.0 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.3 pp vs world	96.0%	Not published	Not published	+44.8 pp vs world
Libya	2005	64.6%	Not published	Not published	+37.6 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	36.4%	Not published	Not published	+36.0 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+39.1 pp vs world
Libya	2006	71.8%	Not published	Not published	+43.1 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	45.9%	Not published	Not published	+45.3 pp vs world	97.7%	Not published	Not published	+41.0 pp vs world
Libya	2007	73.4%	Not published	Not published	+43.8 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	44.1%	Not published	Not published	+43.4 pp vs world	102.7%	Not published	Not published	+44.3 pp vs world
Libya	2008	74.1%	Not published	Not published	+43.2 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+44.3 pp vs world	103.2%	Not published	Not published	+42.1 pp vs world
Libya	2009	63.2%	Not published	Not published	+37.0 pp vs world	44.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	107.6%	Not published	Not published	+55.8 pp vs world
Libya	2010	66.3%	Not published	Not published	+37.7 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+33.5 pp vs world	98.1%	Not published	Not published	+41.8 pp vs world
Libya	2011	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	63.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Libya	2012	66.9%	Not published	Not published	+36.7 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+34.5 pp vs world	98.2%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world
Libya	2013	59.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.8 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	106.3%	Not published	Not published	+47.1 pp vs world
Libya	2014	32.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	44.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	-12.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	76.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world
Libya	2015	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	-12.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	56.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Libya	2016	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	-12.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world
Libya	2017	27.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	47.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Libya	2018	39.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	63.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world
Libya	2019	42.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	78.2%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world
Libya	2020	36.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	63.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world
Libya	2021	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	68.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world
Libya	2022	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	69.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world
Libya	2023	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	67.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world
Libya	2024	39.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	68.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

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Africa55.1%2024

Northern Africa55.9%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 41.9%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing3.6%

1970–1990+4.1 pp1990–2010-5.1 pp2010–2024+2.0 pp

World specialization: 0.85×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities40.8%

1970–1990-30.5 pp1990–2010+33.5 pp2010–2024-26.6 pp

World specialization: 1.93×

Construction3.1%

1970–1990-0.1 pp1990–2010-4.1 pp2010–2024+1.5 pp

World specialization: 0.54×

Trade, restaurants and hotels7.0%

1970–1990+4.7 pp1990–2010-3.8 pp2010–2024+3.3 pp

World specialization: 0.48×

Transport, storage and communication3.6%

1970–1990+3.6 pp1990–2010-2.5 pp2010–2024-0.8 pp

World specialization: 0.37×

Other activities41.9%

1970–1990+18.2 pp1990–2010-17.9 pp2010–2024+20.7 pp

World specialization: 0.94×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

20.9% → 39.1%

Percentage-point change: +18.2 pp

Integration1990–2010

39.1% → 21.2%

Percentage-point change: -17.9 pp

Current era2010–2024

21.2% → 41.9%

Percentage-point change: +20.7 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.85×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.93×

Construction0.54×

Trade, restaurants and hotels0.48×

Transport, storage and communication0.37×

Other activities0.94×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Libya	1970	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	64.4%	Not published	Not published	+33.6 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
Libya	1971	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	58.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.3 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world
Libya	1972	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	54.4%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world
Libya	1973	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	54.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world
Libya	1974	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	64.2%	Not published	Not published	+32.5 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
Libya	1975	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	55.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world
Libya	1976	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	59.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.0 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
Libya	1977	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	61.0%	Not published	Not published	+30.3 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world
Libya	1978	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	54.5%	Not published	Not published	+24.0 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world
Libya	1979	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	62.7%	Not published	Not published	+31.9 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
Libya	1980	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	66.0%	Not published	Not published	+34.9 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world
Libya	1981	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	55.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.0 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world
Libya	1982	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	55.7%	Not published	Not published	+25.9 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world
Libya	1983	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	53.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world
Libya	1984	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	47.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world
Libya	1985	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	49.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world
Libya	1986	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	33.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world
Libya	1987	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Libya	1988	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Libya	1989	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	39.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Libya	1990	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	39.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Libya	1991	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Libya	1992	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Libya	1993	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Libya	1994	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Libya	1995	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world
Libya	1996	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world
Libya	1997	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Libya	1998	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	41.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world
Libya	1999	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world
Libya	2000	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world
Libya	2001	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world
Libya	2002	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	55.1%	Not published	Not published	+33.0 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world
Libya	2003	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	62.7%	Not published	Not published	+40.5 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-23.3 pp vs world
Libya	2004	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	69.2%	Not published	Not published	+46.6 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-26.1 pp vs world
Libya	2005	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	74.5%	Not published	Not published	+51.4 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-29.0 pp vs world
Libya	2006	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+53.4 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-29.9 pp vs world
Libya	2007	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	75.2%	Not published	Not published	+51.6 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-27.5 pp vs world
Libya	2008	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+52.5 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-28.7 pp vs world
Libya	2009	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	65.4%	Not published	Not published	+43.1 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world
Libya	2010	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	67.4%	Not published	Not published	+43.7 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world
Libya	2011	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Libya	2012	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	62.6%	Not published	Not published	+38.5 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world
Libya	2013	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	53.9%	Not published	Not published	+30.2 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
Libya	2014	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Libya	2015	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	54.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world
Libya	2016	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	55.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world
Libya	2017	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	44.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Libya	2018	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Libya	2019	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	42.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Libya	2020	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	39.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Libya	2021	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	41.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world
Libya	2022	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	40.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Libya	2023	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	41.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world
Libya	2024	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	40.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	41.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 2.6% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Libya was 13.0 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 2.6%
World specialization: 0.17×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

1.8% → 6.6%

Percentage-point change: +4.8 pp

Integration1990–2010

6.6% → 3.6%

Percentage-point change: -3.0 pp

Current era2010–2024

3.6% → 2.6%

Percentage-point change: -1.0 pp

Share of total GVA2.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity6.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth2.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 116 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Libya	1970	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-24.2 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-81.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1971	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-24.0 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-81.1 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1972	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-23.7 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-80.3 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1973	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-23.6 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-79.3 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1974	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-23.6 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-76.9 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+29.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1975	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-22.4 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-75.8 pp vs world	-10.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1976	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.4 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-75.6 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1977	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-74.7 pp vs world	37.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1978	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-74.0 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1979	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-73.2 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1980	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.0 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-70.8 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1981	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-68.9 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1982	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-69.0 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1983	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-67.9 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1984	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-66.5 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1985	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-66.3 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1986	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-64.6 pp vs world	-11.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1987	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-64.0 pp vs world	-14.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1988	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-60.8 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1989	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-60.5 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1990	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-58.9 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1991	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-59.6 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1992	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-59.4 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Libya	1993	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-58.0 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1994	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-58.9 pp vs world	-6.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1995	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-57.5 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1996	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-59.2 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1997	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-58.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1998	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-53.5 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	1999	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-56.0 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2000	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-60.5 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2001	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-59.8 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2002	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-63.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2003	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-63.2 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2004	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-69.5 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2005	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-68.1 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2006	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-67.0 pp vs world	87.9%	Not published	Not published	+81.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2007	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-66.9 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2008	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-64.5 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2009	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-65.6 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2010	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-65.4 pp vs world	-16.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2011	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-61.7 pp vs world	-52.8%	Not published	Not published	-57.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2012	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-66.3 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	+39.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2013	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-65.3 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2014	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-61.4 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2015	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-63.0 pp vs world	-9.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2016	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-61.1 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2017	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-68.0 pp vs world	-9.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2018	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-69.0 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2019	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-69.1 pp vs world	-20.7%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2020	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-70.8 pp vs world	-51.4%	Not published	Not published	-49.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2021	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-69.1 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2022	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-65.4 pp vs world	-11.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2023	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-66.9 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Libya	2024	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-67.6 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.24×

Northern Africa0.21×

World0.17×

Libya Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure