Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Libya
Libya: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 92.80 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Libya, 1995–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Libya recorded 92.80 million current US$ for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in 2020.
That represents a change of down 38.1% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Libya peaked at 301.00 million current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million current US$, in 1997.
That places Libya 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.00 million current US$ | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 23.00 million current US$ | +666.7% |
| 1999 | 39.00 million current US$ | +69.6% |
| 2000 | 84.00 million current US$ | +115.4% |
| 2001 | 90.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 202.00 million current US$ | +124.4% |
| 2003 | 243.00 million current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 261.00 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 301.00 million current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 244.00 million current US$ | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 99.00 million current US$ | -59.4% |
| 2008 | 99.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 159.00 million current US$ | +60.6% |
| 2010 | 170.00 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 150.00 million current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 92.80 million current US$ | -38.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 92.80 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 92.80 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.70 billion current US$, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +666.7% | 3.00 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.60 million current US$ | 3.00 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 178.20 million current US$ | 84.00 million current US$ | 301.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 160.00 million current US$ | 150.00 million current US$ | 170.00 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.80 million current US$ | 92.80 million current US$ | 92.80 million current US$ | 1 |
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Libya?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Libya was 92.80 million current US$ in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 301.00 million current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Libya rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- Libya ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.