Libya's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) was 7.77% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.63 percentage points from 13.4% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 7.77% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 11.19% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 13.4% | 2013 |
| Highest | 46.63% | 1993 |
| Lowest | -1.63% | 2003 |
| Average since 2014 | 14.55% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 28.43% | 1977 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Libya's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 0.45 percentage points on 2022 (from 8.21% to 7.77%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −1.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.26 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.27 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.08 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Libya had the 11th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | 7.77% | 2023 |
| World | 49.27% | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 37.71% | 2025 |
Closest to Libya in the 2023 ranking
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 8th of 12: 14.89%
- Comoros — 9th of 12: 13.4%
- Palau — 10th of 12: 8.75%
- Guyana — 12th of 12: -47.25%
What this measures
Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 47 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.77 |
| 2022 | 8.21 |
| 2021 | 13.96 |
| 2020 | 38.04 |
| 2019 | 16.77 |
| 2018 | 11.19 |
| 2017 | 14.77 |
| 2016 | 18.24 |
| 2015 | 6.29 |
| 2014 | 10.23 |
| 2013 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 16.29% (2020)
- Algeria — 38.04% (2025)
- Bahrain — 19.73% (2025)
- Djibouti — 7.12% (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 26.14% (2025)
- Iraq — 14.37% (2025)
- Israel — 61.43% (2025)
- Jordan — 6.11% (2024)
- Kuwait — 5.34% (2025)
- Lebanon
More economic policy & debt data for Libya
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$104.66 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$84.06 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$48.1 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 255.17 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$64.4 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 96.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$6,449 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 34,212 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$8,634 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 12,960 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$49.92 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Libya's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 7.77% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is down 20.66 percentage points from 28.43% in 1977. The highest value was 46.63% in 1993 and the lowest -1.63% in 2003.
- How does Libya rank?
- 11th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Libya?
- In 2023, Libya's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 0.45 percentage points on 2022 (from 8.21% to 7.77%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −1.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.26 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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