Libya's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) was US$11.9 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.56% from US$12.6 million in 2013 (0.57% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$11.9 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$26.6 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$12.6 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$38.3 million | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$3 million | 2001 |
| Average since 2014 | US$23.22 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$4 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Libya's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 55.3% on 2022 (from US$26.6 million to US$11.9 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +12.7% and a typical year strayed about 31.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 100% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 55.3% in 2023. 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 11% 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 8th 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 | US$11.9 million | 2023 |
| World | US$1.28 trillion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$139.94 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Libya in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 24 values
| Year | ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11,900,000 |
| 2022 | 26,600,000 |
| 2021 | 26,600,000 |
| 2020 | 38,300,000 |
| 2019 | 33,300,000 |
| 2018 | 26,600,000 |
| 2017 | 21,300,000 |
| 2016 | 17,000,000 |
| 2015 | 17,000,000 |
| 2014 | 13,600,000 |
| 2013 |
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$54.77 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$77.61 million (2025)
- Bahrain — US$1.42 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$80.52 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$2.06 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$96.6 million (2025)
- Israel — US$58.63 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$48.17 million (2024)
- Kuwait — US$6.25 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$140.73 million (2023)
- Malta
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 11,246 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 60.05 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 1.09 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 16.86 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 192.97 (2022)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 6.34% (2021)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 443.08 (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Libya's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?
- US$11.9 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 197.5% from US$4 million in 2000 (4.85% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$38.3 million in 2020 and the lowest US$3 million in 2001.
- How does Libya rank?
- 8th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Libya?
- In 2023, Libya's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 55.3% on 2022 (from US$26.6 million to US$11.9 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +12.7% and a typical year strayed about 31.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.CD, 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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