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Libya · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Libya

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Tripoli Upper middle income Nation age 475 years (since 1551) i LBY · LY
NationsTree Index 2025 i36.8140th of 196 Tree height 2025 i6.1 msee ranking Military strength i28percentile
Population i7.5 m105th of 217 Area i1,759,540 km²16th of 216 GDP i$48.10 bn101st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$123.23 bn intl.95th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$16,521 intl.117th of 199 Life expectancy i71.1 years147th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i23
Strength · trunk i52
Quality of life · crown i37
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i31
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i52
CSV

In short

Libya is 140th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 36.8 out of 100; its tree is 6.1 m tall.

It has 7.5 million people and an economy of $123.23 bn at purchasing power parity, 95th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (3rd of 210), Inflation (55th of 180) and Hospital beds (48th of 145).

Its weakest positions: Government budget balance (191st of 192), Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) (163rd of 164) and General government gross debt (186th of 189).

Over five years it fell from 135th to 140th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 1,759,540 16th/216
Land area ikm² 1,759,540 16th/216
Population ipeople 7.5 m 105th/217
Population growth i% 1.04% 98th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 4.2 209th/216
Urban population i% 87.9% 40th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 26.8% 85th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 5.2% 146th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $48.10 bn 101st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $123.23 bn 95th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $105.30 bn 94th/199
GDP per person iUSD $6,449 128th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $16,521 117th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $7,250 110th/201
GDP growth i% 13.4% 3rd/210
Inflation i% 1.8% 55th/180
Unemployment i% 18.8% 178th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 153.8% 186th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -30.5% 191st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.5% 158th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 73.2% 2nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 2.8%2017
Services i% of GDP 26.9% 199th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $34.49 bn 78th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $31.72 bn 81st/182
Exports i% of GDP 71.7% 25th/183
Imports i% of GDP 65.9% 43rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 137.7% 29th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 94.4%2019
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 0.6%2019
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1%2019
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.7%2019
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.6%2019
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.1% 67th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.7% 115th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 61.0% 1st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 56.38% 1st/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 4.58% 15th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.08% 119th/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.0% 182nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 97 170th/183

Tourism

International tourist arrivals iarrivals 760,0002008
Tourism receipts iUSD $170.0 m2010
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.3%2010
Outbound trips idepartures 650,0001997

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 71.1 147th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.8 74th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.042017
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.5 48th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 86% 125th/193
Secondary enrolment i% gross 97.6%2006
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.6% 147th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.8% 66th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 58.5%2003
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.721 115th/193

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 77.4% 173rd/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 21.7% 125th/144
Internet users i% of population 82.0% 97th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 193 8th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 4.5 144th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.70 163rd/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.1 m 95th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 8.66 180th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 3.1% 173rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 20.0 116th/200
Forest area i% of land area 0.1% 207th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3,322 28th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 21.9 194th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 17.2 197th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 31.5 196th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 33.4 195th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 26.9 197th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 31.3 177th/205

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.57 bn 71st/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.6% 17th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.5% 72nd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 0 166th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.00% 166th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 5.0 m 129th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 02016

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 121996
Scientific articles iarticles 443 105th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Libya — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/libya. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Libya — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/libya. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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