Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Libya
Libya: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 32.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
32.0%
Change on year
up 85.1%
World rank
151st
of 189 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2022
All-time low
10.7%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Libya, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Libya recorded 32.0% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 85.1% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Libya peaked at 32.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2014.
Libya ranks 151st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24.8% | — |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +85.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 32.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 32.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 48% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 10.7% | 24.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 17.3% | 32.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 148 Belize 33.6% compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 33.2% compare
- 150 Kenya 32.9% compare
- 152 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.5% compare
- 153 Nepal 31.4% compare
- 154 Turkmenistan 31.3% compare
More health data for Libya
- 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 taxes as a % of price: total tax in Libya?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Libya was 32.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Libya ranks 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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