Libya

Economy

• GDP

  : 48.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 6449 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 13.4 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 123.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 16521 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.46 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 1.8 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 18.8 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 50.1 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 71.7 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 65.9 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 2.8 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 4.2 % (2023)

• Total reserves

  : 104.7 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.8 % (2023)

• Agriculture

  : 1.5 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 73.2 % (2025)

• Services

  : 26.9 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.0 % (2006)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : -0.1 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 7.5 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 1.0 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -172.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 4.15 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 71.1 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 2.30 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 16.5 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 6.53 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 87.9 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 12.1 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 2.6 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.6 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 48.9 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.2 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 200 335 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.3 % (1999)

• Health expenditure

  : 7.8 % (2023)

• Internet users

  : 82.0 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 193.0 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 77.4 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 96.4 % (2024)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 7.8 yrs (2023)

• Bank account ownership

  : 20.9 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 44.8 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 0.0 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 5.3 % (2023)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 2.00 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 8.66 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 3.1 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 0.0 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 2 662 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 0.1 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 11.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 51.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 11.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 74.5 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 12.5 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 92.3 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 17.1 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 7.28 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 217.0 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 86.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 89.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 9.80 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 59.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 19.8 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 39.4 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 45.9 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 15.8 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 24.2 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 71.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 2.04 (2017)

• Hospital beds

  : 3.50 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 5.83 (2024)

Public finances

• Primary balance

  : 23.2 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.53 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.42 (2024)

• Political stability

  : -1.90 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.70 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -1.74 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -1.34 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 0.0 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 14.3 % (2025)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 16.6 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 794.7 M$ (2023)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 30.9 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 25.9 % (2023)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 5.73 (2025)