Summary Statistics
Region: Northern Africa
Surface Area (sq. km): 1676198
Population 2023: 6,888,388
Capital city: Tripoli
Currency: Libyan Dinar (LYD)
Description | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
National Accounts | |||
Real GDP Growth (annual percent change) | 28.3 | -18.5 | 17.9 |
GDP (current prices, billions of US$) | 39.01 | 40.84 | 43.75 |
GDP per capita (current prices, $US per capita) | 5,813.32 | 6,025.68 | 6,391.76 |
Inflation rate, average consumer prices (annual % change) | 2.80 | 5.50 | 4.00 |
Trade | |||
Imports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | |||
Exports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | |||
Merchandise Imports (current prices, millions of $US) | 18,972 | ||
Merchandise Exports (current prices, millions of $US) | 28,986 | ||
Gas + Petrol Imports (in thousands of $US) | 2,596,909 | ||
Gas + Petrol Exports (in thousands of $US) | 27,154,033 | ||
BOP (BALANCE OF PAYMENTS) | |||
Current account, balance (billions of $US) | 7.056 | 6.763 | 10.728 |
Current account, balance (% of GDP) | 18.1 | 16.6 | 24.5 |
FINANCE | |||
General government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP) | 11.3 | 15.8 | 22.1 |
General government gross debt (% of GDP) | |||
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL INDICATORS | |||
Population | 5,592,631 | 6,812,341 | 6,888,388 |
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) | 12.50 |