Total natural resource rents in Libya
Libya: Total natural resource rents was 61.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Libya, 1990–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resource rents in Libya is 61.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 431.7% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Libya peaked at 66.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2020.
That places Libya 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.4% | — |
| 1991 | 24.0% | -40.6% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +69.6% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +63.3% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -32.9% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | +57.3% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -47.2% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +80.9% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +42.7% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +431.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 61.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 33.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 61.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.1%, 11.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +431.7% | 11.5% | 61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 18.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 30.4% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 12.2% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 11.5% | 61.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Libya?
- Total natural resource rents in Libya was 61.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for total natural resource rents?
- Libya ranks 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.