Libya vs Middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual

Libya
12.82 % change on previous year
in 2023
Middle income
-4.74 % change on previous year
in 2023
Libya rank
32nd
Middle income rank
29th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual over time

  • Libya
  • Middle income
-1000100200196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 12.82 % change on previous year against -4.74 % change on previous year in Middle income, a difference of 17.56 % change on previous year.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.7 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle income ahead.

Libya ranks 32nd and Middle income ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 17.56 % change on previous year 5.14 % change on previous year 12.42 % change on previous year Libya
1970s 25.46 % change on previous year 21.79 % change on previous year 3.67 % change on previous year Libya
1980s 0.8006 % change on previous year 6.9 % change on previous year 6.1 % change on previous year Middle income
1990s 1.38 % change on previous year 11.3 % change on previous year 9.92 % change on previous year Middle income
2000s 13.25 % change on previous year 13.84 % change on previous year 0.5935 % change on previous year Middle income
2010s 25.96 % change on previous year 6.88 % change on previous year 19.09 % change on previous year Libya
2020s 7.22 % change on previous year 7.9 % change on previous year 0.6774 % change on previous year Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, Libya or Middle income?
Libya, at 12.82 % change on previous year against -4.74 % change on previous year in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between Libya and Middle income?
17.56 % change on previous year, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
Libya ranks 32nd and Middle income ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.