Libya: GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Libya's GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) rose 493.9 on 2024 (from 12,174 to 12,668).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2024), the average change was −719.14 and a typical year strayed about 4,763 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 11,770 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 9,693 in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% 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 2025, Libya had the 57th highest value of the 100 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.

Closest to Libya in the 2025 ranking

• Tunisia — 53rd of 100: 13,250
• Guatemala — 54th of 100: 13,248
• South Africa — 55th of 100: 13,036
• Philippines — 57th of 100: 12,312
• El Salvador — 58th of 100: 11,259
• Namibia — 59th of 100: 10,536

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 16 values

GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 15,908 (2025)
• Bahrain — 63,513 (2024)
• Djibouti — 7,771 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 15,877 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 16,077 (2024)
• Iraq — 11,973 (2024)
• Israel — 47,468 (2025)
• Kuwait — 56,107 (2024)
• Lebanon — 10,332 (2024)
• Malta

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Libya's GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)?

12,668 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is down 43.04% from 22,242 in 2010 (3.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 24,320 in 2012 and the lowest 10,141 in 2020.

How does Libya rank?

57th highest of 100 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) unusual for Libya?

In 2025, Libya's GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) rose 493.9 on 2024 (from 12,174 to 12,668). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2024), the average change was −719.14 and a typical year strayed about 4,763 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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