Iran vs Libya: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iran
0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Libya
0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Iran rank
183rd
Libya rank
181st

Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iran
  • Libya
00.010.020.030.040.05197619992023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran, a difference of 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 183rd and Libya ranks 181st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
1980s 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran
2000s 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iran or Libya?
Libya, at 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iran and Libya?
0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2000.
How do Iran and Libya rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 183rd and Libya ranks 181st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,651 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.