Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise exports in Libya
Libya: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise exports was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Libya peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Libya ranks 75th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise exports in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +44.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -66.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +201.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -68.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +190.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -14.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise exports in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +201.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2021 | +190.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Libya?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Libya was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Libya ranks 75th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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