Late-demographic dividend vs Libya: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 102.7% against 43.3% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 59.4%.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Libya ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Late-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 59.2% | 41.6% | Libya |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 67.2% | 42.0% | Libya |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 57.1% | 21.1% | Libya |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 48.5% | 6.8% | Libya |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 53.3% | 3.4% | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 74.0% | 26.7% | Libya |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 103.3% | 57.7% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Late-demographic dividend or Libya?
- Libya, at 102.7% against 43.3% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Late-demographic dividend and Libya?
- 59.4%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Libya rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Libya ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.