Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Libya
Libya: Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests was 0.3912 US dollar in 2018. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth in Libya, 2000–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.3912 US dollar for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Libya peaked at 0.4926 US dollar in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3284 US dollar, in 2011.
Libya ranks 136th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Libya, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3933 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 0.3928 US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4926 US dollar | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4734 US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4805 US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4638 US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4687 US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3796 US dollar | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3633 US dollar | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4335 US dollar | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4257 US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3284 US dollar | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4069 US dollar | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3949 US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4004 US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3971 US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3872 US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3847 US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3912 US dollar | +1.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.3912 US dollar is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.38 US dollar, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.3912 US dollar is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.65 US dollar, 24% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +25.4% | 0.3928 US dollar | 0.4926 US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4341 US dollar | 0.3633 US dollar | 0.4926 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3907 US dollar | 0.3284 US dollar | 0.4257 US dollar | 9 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Libya?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Libya was 0.3912 US dollar in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4926 US dollar in 2002.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3284 US dollar in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth?
- Libya ranks 136th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 29 shows estimates of total national wealth, taking into account produced capital, human capital, and natural resources. These estimates were calculated in the World Bank publication The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021.