Libya vs South Asia: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Libya
0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Asia
0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
36th
South Asia rank
34th

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

  • Libya
  • South Asia
00.050.10.150.2197520002025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 4.3 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 36th and South Asia ranks 34th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1980s 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2000s 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Asia
2010s 0.0774 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1239 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$), per unit of gdp, Libya or South Asia?
Libya, at 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Libya and South Asia?
0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Asia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Libya and South Asia rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Libya ranks 36th and South Asia ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.