Libya — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Libya, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Libya was 13.37% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 86.83% in 2012. The lowest was -50.34% in 2011 (about -3.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.47% per year.
Libya ranks 3 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Libya sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 85% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1687%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 1 of 23 economies; Djibouti (6.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 2900% in 1981. That is 243% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962. Doubling roughly every 147 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 15th of 107 in 1961 → 70th of 119 in 1970 → 105th of 152 in 1980 → 80th of 176 in 1990 → 123rd of 199 in 2000 → 87th of 209 in 2010 → 205th of 209 in 2020 → 2nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.37% | +11.5 pp |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -8.3 pp |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +18.5 pp |
| 2022 | -8.3% | -36.6 pp |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +57.8 pp |
| 2020 | -29.46% | -18.3 pp |
| 2019 | -11.2% | -19.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.94% | -24.6 pp |
| 2017 | 32.49% | +34.0 pp |
| 2016 | -1.49% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | -0.84% | +22.2 pp |
| 2014 | -23.04% | -5.0 pp |
| 2013 | -18% | -104.8 pp |
| 2012 | 86.83% | +137.2 pp |
| 2011 | -50.34% | -55.4 pp |
| 2010 | 5.03% | +9.4 pp |
| 2009 | -4.4% | -4.2 pp |
| 2008 | -0.16% | -6.4 pp |
| 2007 | 6.23% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -5.4 pp |
| 2005 | 11.87% | +7.4 pp |
| 2004 | 4.46% | -8.6 pp |
| 2003 | 13.02% | +14.0 pp |
| 2002 | -0.96% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | -1.76% | -5.4 pp |
| 2000 | 3.68% | +2.9 pp |
| 1999 | 0.75% | +4.3 pp |
| 1998 | -3.55% | -8.8 pp |
| 1997 | 5.21% | +3.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.13% | +4.4 pp |
| 1995 | -2.22% | -4.2 pp |
| 1994 | 1.93% | +5.7 pp |
| 1993 | -3.76% | -1.1 pp |
| 1992 | -2.71% | -18.4 pp |
| 1991 | 15.66% | +11.9 pp |
| 1990 | 3.72% | -3.5 pp |
| 1989 | 7.2% | -0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 7.58% | +22.3 pp |
| 1987 | -14.7% | -3.3 pp |
| 1986 | -11.35% | -19.7 pp |
| 1985 | 8.33% | +13.4 pp |
| 1984 | -5.04% | -2.6 pp |
| 1983 | -2.47% | -5.3 pp |
| 1982 | 2.81% | +22.0 pp |
| 1981 | -19.19% | -19.9 pp |
| 1980 | 0.69% | -8.3 pp |
| 1979 | 8.96% | +5.7 pp |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -5.5 pp |
| 1977 | 8.85% | -14.0 pp |
| 1976 | 22.88% | +18.9 pp |
| 1975 | 4.03% | -18.2 pp |
| 1974 | 22.19% | +20.3 pp |
| 1973 | 1.94% | -7.2 pp |
| 1972 | 9.13% | +14.4 pp |
| 1971 | -5.28% | -10.2 pp |
| 1970 | 4.95% | -8.1 pp |
| 1969 | 13.09% | -20.8 pp |
| 1968 | 33.86% | +22.8 pp |
| 1967 | 11.11% | -7.5 pp |
| 1966 | 18.59% | -9.6 pp |
| 1965 | 28.15% | -16.9 pp |
| 1964 | 45.07% | +10.1 pp |
| 1963 | 35.02% | +2.5 pp |
| 1962 | 32.52% | +22.6 pp |
| 1961 | 9.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Libya’s GDP growth in 1962?
32.52% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Libya’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +35.1% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 13.37%; 2024: 1.9%; 2023: 10.2%; 2022: -8.3%; 2021: 28.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.