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Libya

Libya reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Libya ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
17thGDP$48.5bn9
—Mobilenot in the record
3rdInternet use82.0%15
Last updated 1 Apr 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
SudanChadNigerTunisiaAlgeriaEgyptTripoliBenghazi
Six land borders, 1,770 km of coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalTripoliLanguagesArabicCurrencyLibyan dinar · LYDArea1,759,540 km²

At a glance

7.5 million people, half of them under 28, in an economy of $52.5bn in 2026, growing 6.7% a year.

Libya’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
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Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population7.5mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age28.0years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$6,962current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use82.0%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 2022. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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ReportedModelledNo figure
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Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
0255020142024ImportsExports
Exports have run ahead of imports over the decade; the band is the surplus.World BankSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
0$5k$10k$15k20142024$6,569
Reported every year, including the 2021 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%15%30%201420242.1%
2.1% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 25.9% in 2016.IMFSources →
Dinar per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
036201420244.8
Lost 74% of its dollar value since 2014.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202477.4%
Up 1.9 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
02040201420249.8
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
60801002014202471.1 yrs
The 2023 dip is marked, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
010020020142024193
More subscriptions than people since 2014.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
80%90%100%2014202487.9%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerTwo heads of state since 2016, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
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20162026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Mohamed al-Menfi has held the office of Chairman of the Presidential Council since Mar 2021. The record holds 23 current ministers and four junior ministers, and a Prime Minister of Libya.

ElectedAppointed
Mohamed al-MenfiMohamed al-MenfiChairman of the Presidential Councilin office since Mar 2021
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
Abd al-Hamid DbeibehAbd al-Hamid DbeibehPrime Minister of Libyasworn in 15 Mar 2021
28 seats confirmed current · 28 recorded for 2025
23Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Internal AffairsCivil ServiceHealthEducationHousingMarine ResourcesAgricultureCulture and Knowledge DevelopmentDefenceEnvironmentFinanceHigher Education and Scientific ResearchIndustry and MineralsLabourLocal GovernmentOil and GasSocial AffairsSportsTechnical and Vocational EducationTourismWater ResourcesYouthEconomy & Trade
4Junior ministersministers of state, delegates and deputy ministers as the record holds them
Communication and Political AffairsDisplaced Affairs and Human RightsEconomic AffairsWomen's Affairs
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Libya.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Libya
The whole table

Eight measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity77.4%202475.5%+1.9 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic sanitation66.8%202466.7%+0.1 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel95.0%202494.0%+1.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality9.8202413.8−4.1 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth71.1 yrs202471.3 yrs−0.2 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population87.9%202588.0%−0.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use82.0%202417.8%+64.2 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions193 / 1002022132 / 100+61ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Libya

131 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Libya. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Libya ranks across Africa

Libya's position on 130 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Libya with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Libya: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

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