Travel services in Libya
Libya: Travel services was 28.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Libya, 1977–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2023, travel services in Libya stood at 28.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Libya peaked at 63.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1996.
That places Libya 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Travel services in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 25.0% | — |
| 1978 | 21.6% | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 23.6% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | -37.5% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | +106.8% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 27.9% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | -39.7% |
| 1987 | 31.6% | +88.0% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | +70.1% |
| 1989 | 51.7% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 62.6% | +36.9% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | -65.4% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | -37.1% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | +313.1% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +63.7% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -48.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | +70.7% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.9% | 21.6% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 14.8% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 9.4% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 28.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 17.0% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 25.7% | 34.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 51 Cape Verde 30.0% compare
- 52 Fiji 29.5% compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 29.1% compare
- 55 Slovenia 28.1% compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 27.9% compare
- 57 Belize 27.2% compare
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 travel services in Libya?
- Travel services in Libya was 28.8% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1996.
- How does Libya rank for travel services?
- Libya ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.