Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Libya
Libya: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 13.17 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Libya, 1995–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 13.17 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2020.
The figure is down 39.0% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Libya peaked at 51.38 current US$ per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5923 current US$ per person, in 1997.
That places Libya 168th out of 194 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 … capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8152 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.802 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5923 current US$ per person | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 4.47 current US$ per person | +655.3% |
| 1999 | 7.47 current US$ per person | +67.1% |
| 2000 | 15.83 current US$ per person | +111.9% |
| 2001 | 16.66 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 36.67 current US$ per person | +120.2% |
| 2003 | 43.24 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 45.5 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 51.38 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 40.8 current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 16.22 current US$ per person | -60.3% |
| 2008 | 15.88 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.97 current US$ per person | +57.3% |
| 2010 | 26.16 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 21.58 current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 13.17 current US$ per person | -39.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 13.17 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.85 current US$ per person, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 13.17 current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 246.93 current US$ per person, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | +655.3% | 0.5923 current US$ per person | 4.47 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 current US$ per person | 0.5923 current US$ per person | 7.47 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.71 current US$ per person | 15.83 current US$ per person | 51.38 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.87 current US$ per person | 21.58 current US$ per person | 26.16 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.17 current US$ per person | 13.17 current US$ per person | 13.17 current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 165 Marshall Islands 14.1 current US$ per person compare
- 166 Gabon 14.06 current US$ per person compare
- 167 Madagascar 13.32 current US$ per person compare
- 169 Cote d'Ivoire 12.03 current US$ per person compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 10.78 current US$ per person compare
- 171 Zimbabwe 9.52 current US$ per person compare
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, per in Libya?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Libya was 13.17 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 51.38 current US$ per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5923 current US$ per person in 1997.
- How does Libya rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Libya ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.