Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Libya
Libya: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Libya stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Libya peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Libya 92nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +80.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +60.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -77.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +197.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +32.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 52% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports 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 | +197.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 0.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Libya ranks 92nd 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 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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