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Libya
Northern Africa
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Nomad score
31/100
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Key indicators
- GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
- $16,521
- GDP (2025)
- $44.7B
- GDP growth (2025)
- 15.9% ↑
- Inflation (2025)
- 1.8% ↓
- Unemployment (2025)
- 18.8% ↓
- Population (2025)
- 7.5M
- Population growth (2025)
- 1.0% ↑
- Current account (2025)
- -3.8% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2023)
- $794.7M
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.1 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.8% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 82.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 193.0/100
- Trade openness (2025)
- 137.7% of GDP
- Exchange rate (2025)
- 5.30/USD
- Foreign reserves (2025)
- $104.7B
GDP overview
Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.
GDP per capita (PPP)
Inflation (CPI)
Unemployment
Population
Fiscal and trade
- Current account (2025)
- -3.8% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2023)
- $794.7M
Business environment
- Services sector (2025)
- 26.9% of GDP
Financial access and costs
- ATMs per 100k (2022)
- 16.1
- Bank branches per 100k (2022)
- 11.6
- ICT service exports (2023)
- 1.9%
Historical data
| Year | GDP | GDP/cap PPP | Growth | Inflation | Unemp. | Population | Gini | Debt | Curr. acct | FDI | Life exp. | Health | Internet | FX rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 * | $49.5B | $17,180 | 3.8% | 10.2% | No data for this year | 7.9M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 1.0% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2030 * | $49.8B | $17,459 | 4.0% | 10.2% | No data for this year | 7.9M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 0.9% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2029 * | $49.8B | $17,667 | 4.2% | 10.2% | No data for this year | 7.8M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 1.0% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2028 * | $49.8B | $17,826 | 4.5% | 10.2% | No data for this year | 7.7M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 0.9% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2027 * | $50.1B | $18,121 | 4.5% | 10.2% | No data for this year | 7.6M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 1.6% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2026 * | $52.5B | $19,175 | 6.7% | 10.5% | No data for this year | 7.5M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 4.2% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2025 | $44.7B | $16,521 | 15.9% | 1.8% | 18.8% | 7.5M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -3.8% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | 5.30 |
| 2024 | $49.3B | $14,325 | 4.2% | 2.1% | 19.1% | 7.4M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -4.4% | No data for this year | 71.1 | No data for this year | 82.0% | 4.83 |
| 2023 | $44.0B | $13,858 | 10.5% | 2.4% | 18.7% | 7.3M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 4.2% | $794.7M | 69.3 | 7.8% | 82.1% | 4.81 |
| 2022 | $43.3B | $12,264 | -8.6% | 4.5% | 19.2% | 7.2M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 22.2% | $702.0M | 74.5 | 4.7% | 80.7% | 4.81 |
| 2021 | $35.2B | $12,642 | 27.3% | 2.9% | 19.8% | 7.1M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 11.4% | $603.0M | 72.1 | 6.1% | 77.4% | 4.51 |
| 2020 | $46.9B | $10,955 | -29.5% | 1.4% | 19.7% | 7.0M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -10.2% | No data for this year | 72.4 | 7.1% | 74.4% | 1.39 |
| 2019 | $69.2B | $16,194 | -11.2% | -2.2% | 19.1% | 7.0M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 6.7% | No data for this year | 72.9 | 5.6% | 71.4% | 1.40 |
| 2018 | $76.7B | $18,879 | 7.9% | 13.2% | 18.9% | 6.8M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 14.7% | No data for this year | 73.2 | 4.9% | 47.5% | 1.37 |
| 2017 | $67.2B | $18,026 | 32.5% | 25.8% | 19.1% | 6.7M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 6.6% | No data for this year | 72.7 | 4.7% | 47.5% | 1.39 |
| 2016 | $49.9B | $16,961 | -1.5% | 25.9% | 19.6% | 6.6M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -9.4% | No data for this year | 71.8 | 6.2% | 35.0% | 1.39 |
| 2015 | $48.7B | $17,903 | -0.8% | 10.0% | 19.7% | 6.5M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -18.9% | No data for this year | 71.6 | 5.8% | 25.0% | 1.38 |
| 2014 | $57.4B | $17,510 | -23.0% | 2.4% | 19.3% | 6.4M | No data for this year | No data for this year | -33.1% | No data for this year | 71.3 | 5.2% | 17.8% | 1.27 |
| 2013 | $75.4B | $21,151 | -18.0% | 2.6% | 19.3% | 6.3M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 0.0% | $702.0M | 72.3 | 5.0% | 16.5% | 1.27 |
| 2012 | $92.5B | $26,826 | 86.8% | 6.1% | 19.0% | 6.2M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 25.8% | $1.4B | 72.2 | 4.0% | 15.2% | 1.26 |
| 2011 | $48.2B | $15,698 | -50.3% | 15.9% | 19.5% | 6.3M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 6.6% | No data for this year | 70.0 | 4.0% | 14.0% | 1.22 |
| 2010 | $75.4B | $30,234 | 5.0% | 2.5% | 19.3% | 6.5M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 19.3% | $1.8B | 72.2 | 3.3% | 14.0% | 1.27 |
| 2009 | $60.8B | $29,027 | -4.4% | 2.4% | 19.3% | 6.4M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 15.4% | $1.4B | 72.1 | 3.6% | 10.8% | 1.25 |
| 2008 | $86.8B | $30,812 | -0.2% | 10.4% | 19.0% | 6.2M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 42.7% | $4.1B | 71.9 | 2.2% | 9.0% | 1.22 |
| 2007 | $68.2B | $30,929 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 18.8% | 6.1M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 43.7% | $4.7B | 71.8 | 2.4% | 4.7% | 1.26 |
| 2006 | $60.1B | $28,936 | 0.3% | 1.5% | 18.8% | 6.0M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 46.7% | $2.1B | 71.6 | 2.3% | 4.3% | 1.31 |
| 2005 | $48.9B | $26,903 | 10.6% | 2.7% | 18.7% | 5.9M | No data for this year | No data for this year | 35.7% | $1.0B | 71.4 | 2.5% | 3.9% | 1.31 |