ECAStats: The ECA statistical data portal

Libya

Official language: Arabic
Currency: Libyan Dinar
Capital City: Tripoli
Area: 1759540km²
Subregional membership(s): North Africa, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Oil producing economies, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) , Petroleum Exporters, OPEC Members

6777.5K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

25.1B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

12.4

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

114.5

₂₀₀₆

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	4.26	3.48	3.60	4.62	6.06	7.50	8.52	8.82	8.52	7.92
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	6.78	6.78	6.78	6.78	9.84	9.84	9.84
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	449.9	450.1	450.4	451.0	451.7	452.7	453.7	454.7	455.7	456.7
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	415.6	414.7	414.4	414.7	415.4	416.6	418.0	419.3	420.6	421.6
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	431.8	431.4	431.5	431.9	432.7	433.9	435.1	436.3	437.5	438.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					38.34		45.48
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					39.24		35.76
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					47.88		41.70
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					59.16		51.30
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					68.10		60.96
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					70.02		66.06
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					64.20		64.14
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					53.34		56.10
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					40.80		44.94
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					35.64		35.28
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					30.12		33.84
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					22.32		25.02
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					16.50		18.54
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					14.34		21.00
Population - Female (%)	297.78	300.54
Population - Female (thousands)	18,385	18,535	18,673	18,827	19,019	19,256	19,531	19,829	20,129
Population - Male (thousands)	19,100	19,179	19,249	19,345	19,491	19,697	19,954	20,243	20,536
Population - Total (thousands)	37,485	37,714	37,922	38,172	38,510	38,953	39,484	40,071	40,665
Population - Urban (%)	469.80	471.00	472.80	474.00	475.80	477.00	478.80	480.60	482.40
Population - Urban (%)	469.80	471.00	472.80	474.00	475.80	477.00	478.80
Population - Urban (thousands)	29,088	29,196	29,280	29,412	29,652	30,036	30,528
Total fertility rate (per woman)	14.8	14.7	14.5	14.3	14.2	13.9	13.7	13.4	13.3	13.0

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	54.0	54.0	54.0	54.0	54.0
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	558.00	558.00	558.00	558.00
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	588.00	588.00	588.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	582.00	582.00	582.00	582.00	582.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	105.6	90.6	87.0	83.4	80.4

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)			506.10		513.54
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)			577.68		580.32
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)			541.56		546.12
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)			599.58		599.70
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	43.8	43.8	43.8	43.8
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	298.1	765.8	502.3	258.2	146.4	127.8	210.1
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	243.5	607.0	395.0	202.9	106.0	91.9	150.8

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	693.12	735.12	754.26
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	93.12	36.36	15.66	-2.94
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	157.14	-22.02	10.20
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	93.12	36.36	15.66
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	159.90	-22.02	10.20	42.84	94.32	179.40	210.54
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	991.50	955.08	971.34	1,041	1,204	1,564	2,113

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		77,964	85,518	65,340	67,110	70,146	73,296
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	132,072	170,982	134,790
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	171,892	187,043	227,478	226,386	225,018	218,532	224,430
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	52.56	52.56	52.56	54	55.26	56.82
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		44,742	48,660	45,816	44,340	46,530	48,858
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	53,466	53,472	56,760	56,760	56,760	56,760
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	171,945	187,095	227,531	226,440	226,332	232,308	238,608

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)		15,924	15,588
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	29.76	42.06	29.70	27.18	27.54		30.00
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	43.08	40.56	37.92	38.04	38.10		30.60

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	6.90	6.54	6.24	6.00	5.82
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	96.06	77.70	74.88	86.22	99.42	127.02	143.70
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	84.00		99.00	106.56	114.12	121.62	130.56
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	60,000,000	57,522,000	61,411,800	50,982,480	58,482,480	45,960,408	36,120,000
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	960.42	915.12	971.64	801.36	911.16	707.94	548.88
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	420.0	403.8	388.2	376.8	366.0
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	84.00		99.00	106.56	114.12
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)			588.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)				0.00	300.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	10.5	3.8		1.7	7.3

International trade

International Road Federation

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	7.32	7.56	7.62	7.62
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	7.32	7.56	7.62	7.62	8.28	8.34	8.34	8.16	8.40
Interest rate - Lending (%)	36.00	36.00	36.00	36.00

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)	11.04
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	621.06	84.36	124.74	203.34	151.44	171.12	406.5
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	3,847	522.7	773.0	1,262	944.2	1,077	2,591

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	59.52	179.34	0.12	-470.70	-326.10	-148.08	13.44
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	19,154	143,018	57.6	-114,199.8	-56,076.0	-28,231.2	4,206
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	15,298	-15,224.8	-16,168.6
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	34,453	127,793	-16,817.2
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	786.0	8,550	4,212	300.0	4,354	2,955
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	98,007	106,557	110,769	111,069	115,423	118,378
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	786.0	15,054	36.0	462.0	2,369	2,640	660.0
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	100,475	115,529	119,770	119,305	121,674	123,722
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	1,945	3,242	10,186
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	333.6	-11,591.4	-2,490.0	3,499	7,420	4,506
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-2,262.0	-16,945.2	-19,513.2	-6,725.4	-5,038.8	-4,534.8
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-26,077.2	-41,062.2	-49,749.6	-44,261.4	-25,052.4	-16,785.0
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				28.80
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	47,160	212,617	71,810	-66,712.2	-33,405.0	-11,417.4
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-3,900.0	-11,826.0	-19,195.8

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	234,123
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	3.36
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	791.40	864.60	864.00
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)	1,152
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					0.60
Land area covered by forest (%)

Libya

About ECA

RESOURCES

FOLLOW ECA