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General profile: Libya

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
6.812 Millions
4.813 LYD/US$
42 871 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 1 759 540 km²
4.51 %
-15.08 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+12.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
31 358
48 673
11 392
37 686
Merchandise imports
6 079
17 674
16 429
29 634
Merchandise trade balance
25 279
30 998
-5 037
8 052
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %95 %95 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
12 0963 7803 6632 4842 08212 0963 7803 6632 4842 082
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
534
410
483
-
Services imports
2 349
6 127
4 658
-
Services trade balance
-1 815
-5 717
-4 175
-
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
21.7
64.0
6.8
-
Travel
46.8
14.6
0.0
-
Other services
31.5
21.4
93.2
-
TRADE INDICES
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20961228243163621001663614731474293425394554263522421881331511731067211312399851001521691681541381111671361311168469626272
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-15.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
48 853
75 381
48 718
42 871
GDP per capita, current US$
8 368
11 611
7 868
6 293
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
12.30
5.03
-0.84
-15.08
Current account balance, % of GDP
30.59
22.29
-19.18
-
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.308
1.267
1.381
4.813
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
36.637.914.539.728.736.637.914.539.728.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
1 038.00
1 909.00
..
..
FDI outflows
128.00
2 722.00
394.80
50.00
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
2022
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)
51796451376710011810172106106102998988
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
81%Urban 81%Rural
19%Rural 19%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.074 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
100
1 405
1 884
1 626
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
8.17
16.39
12.10
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
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: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
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).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
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: 21 December 2023