Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Libya
0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.4054 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Libya ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.4948 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.3749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.4951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.6609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4653 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$), per unit of gdp, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Libya, at 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.4054 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.