Libya vs Nigeria: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit

Libya
0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Nigeria
0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Libya rank
181st
Nigeria rank
182nd

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit over time

  • Libya
  • Nigeria
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01199520092024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Nigeria ahead.

Libya ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 182nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2010s 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit, Libya or Nigeria?
Libya, at 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit between Libya and Nigeria?
0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
Libya ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 182nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 4,349 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.