Libya: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Upper Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | Energy industry contributes to 80% of Libya's GDP, giving it one of highest per capita GDPs in Africa. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2019): Italy, China, and Spain |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Petroleum; Petrochemicals; Aluminum; Iron and Steel |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $159,238,395,928 (2022) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | -1.237% (2022) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $23,375 (2022) |
GDP Country Rank 82/197 (2022)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 2.606% (2013) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 32.6% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 7.078% (2014) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 2.913% (2019) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($4,780,200,000) (2020) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 2,318,929 (2022) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 16.295% (2021) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 19.269% (2021) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 64.436% (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate | 20.68% (2022) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $16,098,093,935 (2020) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $7,239,337,730 (2020) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 125.207% (2022) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $0 (2020) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $200,500,000 (2020) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Libya’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.