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General profile: Libya

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
7.306 Millions
..
42 353 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 1 759 540 km²
3.43 %
10.37 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-34.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
21 867
48 745
23 185
25 033
Merchandise imports
4 361
26 324
12 536
11 799
Merchandise trade balance
17 506
22 421
10 649
13 234
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %94 %94 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
6 6074 7113 4943 4472 7876 6074 7113 4943 4472 787
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
534
410
483
(e) 369
Services imports
2 349
6 127
4 658
(e) 7 489
Services trade balance
-1 815
-5 717
-4 175
(e) -7 120
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
21.7
64.0
6.8
-
Travel
46.8
14.6
0.0
-
Other services
31.5
21.4
93.2
-
TRADE INDICES
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23724324879240244162611001643584691454133305154344011281491167411512510085100150167167153133107160129124
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+10.4 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
48 853
75 381
48 718
42 353
GDP per capita, current US$
8 338
11 601
7 458
5 797
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
12.30
5.03
-0.84
10.37
Current account balance, % of GDP
30.59
22.29
-19.18
-
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.308
1.267
1.381
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
37.538.714.339.730.237.538.714.339.730.2
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-0.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
1 038.00
1 909.00
..
..
FDI outflows
128.00
2 722.00
394.80
-164.18
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
..
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
7021 9093 3103 1803 8502 0641 038357143145-133141FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
32.46
24.75
-20.00
-
Balance, % of imports
117.28
60.80
-46.20
-
Normalized balance
0.370
0.233
-0.300
-
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
14851796451376710011810172106106102998988
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 82%Urban 82%Rural 18%Rural 18%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.074 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
100
1 405
1 884
1 680
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
-
..
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
..
3.58
..
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024