Libya vs Low & middle income: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Libya
0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
36th
Low & middle income rank
39th

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

  • Libya
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1653 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 4.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 36th and Low & middle income ranks 39th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
2000s 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2010s 0.0774 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1307 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Libya or Low & middle income?
Libya, at 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Libya and Low & middle income?
0.1653 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Low & middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Libya and Low & middle income rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Libya ranks 36th and Low & middle income ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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 imports (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
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.