Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Libya
Libya: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 1.39 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.39
Change on year
down 61.1%
World rank
155th
of 175 countries
All-time high
3.57
in 2020
All-time low
0.81
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Libya, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Libya is 1.39, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.1% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Libya peaked at 3.57 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.81, in 2012.
Libya ranks 155th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.81 | — |
| 2014 | 2.57 | +217.3% |
| 2016 | 1.84 | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 1.56 | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 3.57 | +128.8% |
| 2022 | 1.39 | -61.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.39 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.67, 52% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7 | 0.81 | 2.57 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.48 | 1.39 | 3.57 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Libya?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Libya was 1.39 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Libya ranks 155th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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