Import unit value index in Libya
Libya: Import unit value index was 131.2 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Libya, 1982–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Libya recorded 131.2 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Libya peaked at 139.4 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.9 2015 = 100, in 1997.
That places Libya 71st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Import unit value index in Libya, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 77.7 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1983 | 72.8 2015 = 100 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 69 2015 = 100 | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 67.5 2015 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 73.9 2015 = 100 | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 76.4 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 77.5 2015 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 75.7 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 80.7 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 74.4 2015 = 100 | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 83.2 2015 = 100 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 72.6 2015 = 100 | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 67.4 2015 = 100 | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 66.5 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 63.9 2015 = 100 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 66.1 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 78.6 2015 = 100 | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 69 2015 = 100 | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 68.8 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 69.1 2015 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 79.2 2015 = 100 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 83.7 2015 = 100 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 88.3 2015 = 100 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 95.1 2015 = 100 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 106 2015 = 100 | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 103.5 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 115 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 114.3 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 112.7 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 111.1 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 102 2015 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 107.4 2015 = 100 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 106.1 2015 = 100 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 103.9 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 119.4 2015 = 100 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 139.4 2015 = 100 | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 133.5 2015 = 100 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 131.2 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 131.2 2015 = 100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 131.2 2015 = 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.81 2015 = 100 | 67.5 2015 = 100 | 77.7 2015 = 100 | 8 |
| 1990s | 73.16 2015 = 100 | 63.9 2015 = 100 | 83.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1 2015 = 100 | 68.8 2015 = 100 | 106 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.02 2015 = 100 | 98.1 2015 = 100 | 115 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.48 2015 = 100 | 103.9 2015 = 100 | 139.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More private sector data for Libya
- Merchandise trade 102.7% (2025)
- Food imports 21.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 19.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 0.6% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 30.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,034 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.3511 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in Libya?
- Import unit value index in Libya was 131.2 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 139.4 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9 2015 = 100 in 1997.
- How does Libya rank for import unit value index?
- Libya ranks 71st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.