Latin America & Caribbean vs Libya: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Latin America & Caribbean
0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
17th
Libya rank
16th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th and Libya ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4948 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.1972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean and Libya?
- 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Libya rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th and Libya ranks 16th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise 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.