Libya vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual
Libya
12.82 % change on previous year
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
14.81 % change on previous year
in 2023
Libya rank
32nd
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual over time
- Libya
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 14.81 % change on previous year against 12.82 % change on previous year in Libya, a difference of 1.99 % change on previous year.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Libya ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.67 % change on previous year | 20.74 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 25.46 % change on previous year | 44.78 % change on previous year | 19.32 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.8006 % change on previous year | 0.2194 % change on previous year | 0.5812 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 13.25 % change on previous year | 13.67 % change on previous year | 0.4258 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 25.96 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | 21.6 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2020s | 7.22 % change on previous year | 12.75 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, Libya or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 14.81 % change on previous year against 12.82 % change on previous year in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between Libya and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.99 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
- Libya ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.