Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Libya
Libya: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Libya, 1995–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Libya stood at 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Libya peaked at 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
Libya ranks 181st of 191 countries on this measure, 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 … unit in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +763.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +102.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +273.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +129.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +763.7% | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | +273.8% | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 178 Marshall Islands 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 China 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Gabon 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Nigeria 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Bangladesh 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Algeria 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Libya?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Libya was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Libya rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Libya ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.