Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Libya
Libya: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 13.73 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Libya, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Libya stood at 13.73.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,171.3% on the previous year and up 744.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Libya peaked at 92.45 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -48.68, in 2011.
That places Libya 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.11 | — |
| 2001 | -3.75 | -437.8% |
| 2002 | -3.01 | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 10.17 | -437.9% |
| 2004 | 1.82 | -82.1% |
| 2005 | 8.79 | +383.0% |
| 2006 | 3.5 | -60.2% |
| 2007 | 2.46 | -29.7% |
| 2008 | -3.28 | -233.3% |
| 2009 | -7.27 | +121.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | -124.8% |
| 2011 | -48.68 | -2804.4% |
| 2012 | 92.45 | -289.9% |
| 2013 | -19.83 | -121.4% |
| 2014 | -24.83 | +25.2% |
| 2015 | -2.13 | -91.4% |
| 2016 | -3.31 | +55.4% |
| 2017 | 29.22 | -982.8% |
| 2018 | 5.55 | -81.0% |
| 2019 | -12.61 | -327.2% |
| 2020 | -23.86 | +89.2% |
| 2021 | 24.89 | -204.3% |
| 2022 | -16.6 | -166.7% |
| 2023 | 7.88 | -147.5% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | -86.3% |
| 2025 | 13.73 | +1171.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 13.73 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 5.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 13.73 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7, 19.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -2804.4% | 1.8 | -48.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 | -7.27 | 10.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 | -48.68 | 92.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 | -23.86 | 24.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Libya?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Libya was 13.73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 92.45 in 2012.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.68 in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Libya ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 744.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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