Least developed countries vs Libya: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Least developed countries
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 85.6% against 49.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 35.9%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.7 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 40th 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 | Least developed countries | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.5% | 97.1% | 16.6% | Libya |
| 1970s | 79.7% | 96.4% | 16.6% | Libya |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 93.3% | 11.8% | Libya |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 88.9% | 11.9% | Libya |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 86.0% | 34.3% | Libya |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 79.2% | 29.7% | Libya |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 77.9% | 26.4% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Least developed countries or Libya?
- Libya, at 85.6% against 49.7% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Least developed countries and Libya?
- 35.9%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Least developed countries and Libya rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Least developed countries ranks 40th 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.