IDA only vs Libya: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- IDA only
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 85.6% against 55.2% in IDA only, a difference of 30.4%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times IDA only's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 36th and Libya ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 97.1% | 16.5% | Libya |
| 1970s | 79.2% | 96.4% | 17.1% | Libya |
| 1980s | 81.1% | 93.3% | 12.2% | Libya |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 88.9% | 12.2% | Libya |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 86.0% | 22.2% | Libya |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 79.2% | 23.6% | Libya |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 77.9% | 20.7% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, IDA only or Libya?
- Libya, at 85.6% against 55.2% in IDA only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between IDA only and Libya?
- 30.4%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do IDA only and Libya rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- IDA only ranks 36th and Libya ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.