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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


6964197.0K
2024

Mid-year population
39.0B
2021

GDP at current prices, USD
10.3
2022

Under five mortality rate
109.0
2006

Primary enrolment ratio
Population and migration
United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)1.461.431.601.491.311.261.171.101.111.07
Population - Urban (%)79.3079.5079.80
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)68.568.569.670.069.569.969.669.770.270.4
Total fertility rate (per woman)2.72.72.62.62.52.52.52.42.42.3
Population - Urban (number)4,942,4795,005,6585,088,0515,183,3635,281,7345,375,7715,463,5985,547,0995,626,5655,703,871
Median age (years)25.125.325.425.625.826.126.326.526.827.1
Population - Male (number)3,145,3813,187,6793,234,5563,284,3253,329,0123,369,9593,409,5093,447,0623,483,7513,519,946
Population - Urban (%)79.2779.5479.8280.1080.3980.6980.9981.3081.6181.91
Population - Total (number)6,192,2356,282,1966,378,2626,477,7936,569,0886,653,9426,735,2776,812,3416,888,3886,964,197
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)71.771.872.572.872.572.571.972.273.373.4
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)75.475.575.775.975.875.474.474.876.576.7
Population - Female (%)49.2049.2649.2949.3049.3249.3549.3849.4049.43
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)1.271.631.861.881.761.621.521.421.361.33
Population - Female (number)3,046,8553,094,5173,143,7063,193,4693,240,0763,283,9843,325,7693,365,2793,404,6373,444,251
Population - Male (%)50.6150.5750.5450.5250.5050.48
Health
World Bank, World Health Organization, United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
11.911.411.010.710.310.09.69.3
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
14.614.013.513.012.612.211.711.3
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)97.00
14.614.013.513.112.612.211.8
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)24.0623.8323.8323.8323.8323.8323.8323.83
11.911.411.010.710.310.09.7
13.312.812.311.911.511.110.710.3
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)98.0097.0094.0097.00
13.312.812.311.911.511.110.8
Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Labour Organization (ILO), World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)91.02
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Primary completion rate - Female (%)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)85.59
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)
Primary completion rate - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)
Primary completion rate - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old (%)1.011.01
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)99.95
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)96.72
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)
National accounts
United Nations Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Construction (ISIC F) (US dollars)1,743,688,6821,801,536,5552,898,006,8942,348,408,9972,276,324,4351,665,156,1971,287,724,5141,370,578,696
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - National Currency (billions)24.421.335.0
Industry (%)44.39
Changes in inventories (US dollars)140,097,653-2811559475.79-2428470238.42-1007713321.2-5423328662.49-794897609.44-560710235.74-649877096.93
Exports of goods and services (US dollars)10,828,622,3827,276,127,65818,264,983,85930,378,031,21029,665,093,79517,120,079,35015,471,905,68016,086,423,670
Industry (%)31.3024.0734.7945.6835.0038.52
Services (%)64.7571.6761.4650.8860.5657.61
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)46,314,830,11448,990,674,94453,354,378,20053,235,805,51454,278,705,48735,481,705,92329,065,014,43130,894,529,752
Manufacturing (ISIC D) (US dollars)2,017,289,3931,824,408,1861,884,963,6112,148,477,3742,017,503,2931,330,564,1771,112,362,4781,162,811,294
Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities (ISIC C-E) (US dollars)15,224,116,63511,214,075,97623,279,978,58335,746,733,74231,175,825,43519,719,780,32717,387,379,96617,794,676,777
Services (%)52.02
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing (ISIC A-B) (US dollars)2,136,894,6792,301,835,5122,602,201,1252,806,808,4692,831,656,3411,814,920,8411,511,274,0311,599,575,608
Transport, storage and communication (ISIC I) (US dollars)3,088,524,1442,971,010,5403,247,693,3644,156,804,8061,782,568,9322,003,341,7321,595,504,4001,478,417,513
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - US dollars (billions)17.715.325.1
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)46,314,830,11447,105,208,27050,515,665,87747,645,908,72047,770,070,50432,559,658,81241,091,219,29234,236,768,076
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)48,49751,05669,05683,34796,02639,147113,049
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US dollars)48,717,506,27347,991,156,94063,584,348,72068,633,815,74960,949,783,35242,984,321,31355,145,062,49344,922,548,009
Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels (ISIC G-H) (US dollars)2,423,744,6445,646,200,2637,966,093,1215,034,335,3934,738,951,4613,945,576,7512,838,429,7303,046,093,313
Gross fixed capital formation (including Acquisitions less disposals of valuables) (US dollars)8,327,988,6259,699,657,51110,868,189,49512,326,747,90610,968,466,6807,509,610,3656,233,646,4126,465,834,613
Prices
Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)200.71260.72352.22
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)15.7229.9035.09-1.204.5622.2618.24
Energy
African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration, AfDB, AUC and ECA Joint African Statistical Yearbook
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)37,72238,71839,768
Conventional crude oil - Production, metric tons (thousands)19.318.242.353.359.7
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)000
Conventional crude oil - Transformation, metric tons (thousands)4.44.14.85.64.8
Conventional crude oil - Export (terajoules)603,960616,6861,594,1162,036,2802,112,101
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)
Conventional crude oil - Transformation (terajoules)183,456170,646203,062237,156201,349
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)11,18511,69112,216
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)33,27434,163
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)9.219.47
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)9.510.210.210.5
Conventional crude oil - Production (terajoules)812,280764,1061,777,5202,240,1852,507,807
Conventional crude oil - Total energy supply (terajoules)208,320147,420183,404203,905395,707
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)7,3907,7558,143
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)9,4609,460
Conventional crude oil - Change in stocks (terajoules)
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)000
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)37,50336,42237,405
Conventional crude oil - Export, metric tons (thousands)14.414.738.048.550.3
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)16,901,00017,786,00018,816,000
Tourism
World Bank, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), World Tourism Organization
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)4.595.00
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)6.355.10
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Transport

Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Information society
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)16.5721.1723.95
50.0078.0878.0878.0878.0898.00
68,720
1.59
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)157.41121.9394.3856.6043.91
200
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)151.86117.9991.48
0.000.0040.0040.0040.0040.00
19.0220.2721.76
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)9,747,0807,660,0686,020,000
4.79
0.992.694.994.844.994.93
1.09
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)17.1721.8824.7123.9923.69
61,000168,920318,000318,000332,000332,000
50.0078.0878.0878.0078.0078.00
100,000
0
, 2018=1001,381,1004,37057,85017,324,6103,820,900
International trade
International Road Federation
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total trade - Import, current USD (millions)16,89413,24313,66818,53324,497
Total trade - Export, current USD (millions)10,8297,27618,26530,37729,664
Banking, insurance, financial statistics
International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Interest rate - Lending (%)
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)1.381.391.391.361.40
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)
Deposit rate (%) (%)
Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics
World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Net ODA - current USD (millions)157.4179.5431.9
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-80.63-78.83-24.7417.1321.11-54.4513.82
International reserves - current USD (millions)77,65070,19185,33684,664
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)25.2428.5267.75
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Balance of payments
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Economic Commission for Africa
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)20,27920,620
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-53.47-25.3614.7026.8111.86-20.7221.60
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Trade balance - current USD (millions)-5,567.5-1,902.9
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)
Services Balance - current USD (millions)-4,175.4-2,797.5
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)725.7492.6
Current account balance - current USD (millions)-9,346.0-4,705.2701.0
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)1,237751.0
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)394.8440.0110.0275.5376.5-487.2-55.4
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)19,23719,730
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)-839.8-755.8
Environment
United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (metric tons)8.887.79
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)51.351.055.256.656.8
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)6.506.70
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)0.10
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)0.120.120.120.120.120.12
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)0.290.290.290.290.220.220.22
Land area covered by forest (%)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)0.290.29