Ireland vs Libya: Annual growth of GDP per employed person
Ireland
8.1%
in 2025
Libya
13.7%
in 2025
Ireland rank
4th
Libya rank
1st
Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time
- Ireland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 13.7% against 8.1% in Ireland, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 4th and Libya ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 3.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 1.2% | 3.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, Ireland or Libya?
- Libya, at 13.7% against 8.1% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between Ireland and Libya?
- 5.6%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Libya?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Libya rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Ireland ranks 4th and Libya ranks 1st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).