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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Libya: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Libya is placed joint 151st of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 14,118 (2025); Economic Complexity Index -1.679 (2024).
Share
Economy & Innovation
joint151st
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 14,118GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- —Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025No reading for this country
- -1.679Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 33.12Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Libya on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
14,118
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Libya: 14,118. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Northern Africa
- 17,265 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 15,883 · Egypt 17,265 · Niger 1,861 · Sudan 1,873 · Chad 2,481 · Tunisia 13,018
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no reading from 2016–2025 for Libya, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Northern Africa
- 32.07 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 7.014 · Niger 16.43 · Sudan 4.622 · Chad 9.312 · Tunisia 32.07
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-1.679
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 134th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Libya: -1.679. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.565 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Algeria -0.978 · Egypt 0.071 · Niger -0.835 · Sudan -2.078 · Chad -3.53 · Tunisia 0.565
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
33.12
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Libya: 33.12. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Northern Africa
- 44.39 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 35.29 · Egypt 43.11 · Niger 14.83 · Chad 20.9 · Tunisia 37.84
02Over time
Which way Libya is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
LibyaWorld median
Libya fell from 17,747 in 2000 to 14,118 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Libya World median 2025 14,118 17,265 2024 12,584 18,108 2023 12,477 17,686 2022 11,450 16,933 2021 12,642 16,260 2020 9,979 15,631 2019 14,337 16,761 2018 16,385 16,349 2017 15,428 16,129 2016 11,832 15,512 2015 12,195 14,857 2014 12,499 14,475 2013 16,558 14,681 2012 20,601 14,631 2011 10,742 13,916 2010 21,116 14,101 2009 20,519 13,655 2008 21,915 14,030 2007 22,422 13,755 2006 21,545 12,983 2005 20,649 12,023 2004 18,851 11,608 2003 18,423 11,183 2002 16,629 11,144 2001 17,116 10,907 2000 17,747 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
LibyaWorld median
Libya fell from -0.156 in 2000 to -1.679 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Libya World median 2024 -1.68 0.1310 2023 -1.99 0.0710 2022 -1.86 0.0580 2021 -1.72 0.0010 2020 -1.45 0.0470 2019 -1.92 0.0300 2018 -1.76 -0.0150 2017 -1.35 0.0080 2016 -1.06 -0.0660 2015 -1.49 -0.0600 2014 -1.87 -0.0190 2013 -2.13 0.0140 2012 -2.28 0.0060 2011 -0.88 -0.0140 2010 -0.77 -0.0020 2009 -0.81 0.0990 2008 -0.90 0.0700 2007 -0.77 -0.0080 2006 -0.67 0.0740 2005 -0.53 0.0510 2004 -0.63 0.0505 2003 -0.50 0.0450 2002 -0.54 0.0100 2001 -0.81 0.0470 2000 -0.16 0.0160
03In context
Libya beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Libya and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | 103rd | 13,018 | 32.07 | 0.565 | 37.84 |
 Egypt | 128th | 17,265 | 7.014 | 0.071 | 43.11 |
 Algeria | 137th | 15,883 | — | -0.978 | 35.29 |
| Libya | =151st | 14,118 | — | -1.679 | 33.12 |
 Niger | 166th | 1,861 | 16.43 | -0.835 | 14.83 |
 Sudan | 173rd | 1,873 | 4.622 | -2.078 | — |
 Chad | 175th | 2,481 | 9.312 | -3.53 | 20.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Libya in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Libya is ahead of the world, and behind
32 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median3
Statistics on which Libya does better than the middle country measured.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.39613.373.396▲ Improved since 2015
Libya: 13.37 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 2nd of 186 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06120.54107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Libya: 120.54 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 48th of 194 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2164.1556.21▲ Improved since 2016
Libya: 64.15 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 78th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Libya does worse than the middle country measured.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89012,75512,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Libya: 12,755 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 86th of 166 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08105.75106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Libya: 105.75 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 195 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.4460.485▲ Improved since 2013
Libya: 0.446 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 90th of 170 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27312,66814,273No real change since 2015
Libya: 12,668 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 56th of 102 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1928.3840.19▲ Improved since 2022
Libya: 28.38 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 134th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2398.35106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Libya: 98.35 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 139th of 195 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6737.8846.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Libya: 37.88 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 195 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.16.8316.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 6.83 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-1.664-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Libya: -1.664 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 201st of 209 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.91.92.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Libya: 1.9 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 139th of 139 by World Bank Group.
No better end19
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70861.031.708Moved since 2011
Libya: 61.03 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 1st of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6573.2524.65Moved since 2015
Libya: 73.25 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 2nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1798.5867.17Moved since 2014
Libya: 98.58 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2132.2716.21No real change since 2015
Libya: 32.27 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 4th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.7840.306Moved since 2015
Libya: 0.784 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3471.7136.34Moved since 2015
Libya: 71.71 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 19th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68137.6679.68Moved since 2015
Libya: 137.66 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 23rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7265.9541.72Moved since 2015
Libya: 65.95 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 29th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.732,148275.73Moved since 2016
Libya: 2,148 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2405,0472,240Moved since 2022
Libya: 5,047 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23104103.23Moved since 2015
Libya: 104 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.9441.968Moved since 2021
Libya: 1.944 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95553.23657.95Moved since 2014
Libya: 553.23 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5721.5016.572Moved since 2015
Libya: 1.501 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 137th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.149-0.225Moved since 2014
Libya: -1.149 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9314.2722.93Moved since 2015
Libya: 14.27 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 119th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6021.4089.602Moved since 2015
Libya: 1.408 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.306-3.9383.306Moved since 2015
Libya: -3.938 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0430.9462.04Moved since 2015
Libya: 30.94 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 128th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Libya
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP), Adjusted Net Savings (last 2020), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Container Port Traffic (last 2023), Creative Goods Exports (last 2019), Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Firms Competing Against Informal Firms, Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Firms with an International Quality Certification, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2008), Global Innovation Index, Gross Savings (% of GDP) (last 2023), ICT Goods Exports (last 2019), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Interest Payments on External Debt, Management Practices Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2017), New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Price Level of Household Consumption, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2021), Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Libya’s 14 topics
Economy & Innovation is Libya’s 5th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade88th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital101st of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 110th of 2004/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 129th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 151st of 1763/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 158th of 1824/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties174th of 1983/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 174th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture166th of 1843/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions183rd of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality174th of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability182nd of 1862/4 keys
- Energy164th of 1652/3 keys
- Peace & Security176th of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Libya can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia103rd4/4 keysThis page
Libya=151st3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Libya and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Libya on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Libya rank on economy & innovation?
Libya is placed joint 151st of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Libya?
14,118 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Economic Complexity Index figure for Libya?
-1.679 in 2024 (eCI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)), according to Growth Lab at Harvard University. The world median in the same edition was 0.131.
How does Libya compare with Egypt on economy & innovation?
Egypt is placed 128th of 176, and Libya joint 151st. GDP per Capita (PPP): Egypt 17,265, Libya 14,118; Economic Complexity Index: Egypt 0.071, Libya -1.679; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Egypt 43.11, Libya 33.12.
How have Libya’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) fell from 17,747 in 2000 to 14,118 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -0.156 in 2000 to -1.679 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Libya?
No current reading is published for Libya on Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP), Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Firms Competing Against Informal Firms, Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Firms with an International Quality Certification, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, Gross Savings (% of GDP), ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Interest Payments on External Debt, Management Practices Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Price Level of Household Consumption, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 32 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Libya’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Libya (banner) — Maher A. A. Abdussalam, CC0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Libya: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/libya/economy