Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Libya
Libya: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 140.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Libya, 2012–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Libya is 140.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 81.1% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Libya peaked at 187.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2012.
That places Libya 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 67.1% | — |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +29.5% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 187.5% | +115.7% |
| 2018 | 138.8% | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 137.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 119.2% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 140.4% | +81.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110.4% | 67.1% | 187.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 112.4% | 77.5% | 140.4% | 3 |
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 primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Libya?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Libya was 140.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 187.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Libya ranks 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. 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 Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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