Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Libya
Libya: Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid was 204.41 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 204.41 current US$ per square kilometre for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2023.
That represents a change of up 35.8% on the previous year and up 179.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Libya peaked at 364.35 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8809 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1975.
Libya ranks 157th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.85 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 18.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1963 | 14.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 10.57 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1965 | 4.48 current US$ per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 1966 | 1.14 current US$ per square kilometre | -74.7% |
| 1967 | 1.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.91 current US$ per square kilometre | +242.3% |
| 1969 | 4.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 2.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 1971 | 1.92 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1972 | 4.03 current US$ per square kilometre | +110.4% |
| 1973 | 7 current US$ per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 1974 | 6.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8809 current US$ per square kilometre | -86.3% |
| 1976 | 3.96 current US$ per square kilometre | +349.7% |
| 1977 | 3.59 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 2.94 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 1.95 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1980 | 6.89 current US$ per square kilometre | +253.6% |
| 1981 | 2.67 current US$ per square kilometre | -61.3% |
| 1982 | 61.16 current US$ per square kilometre | +2194.7% |
| 1983 | 2.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -95.1% |
| 1984 | 2.64 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 2.97 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 6.1 current US$ per square kilometre | +105.4% |
| 1987 | 3.48 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1988 | 3.13 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 5.56 current US$ per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 1990 | 4.74 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 4.26 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 1.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 1993 | 1.63 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 2.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1995 | 3.32 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 1996 | 2.14 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 1997 | 2.26 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 3.15 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 2.67 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 13.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +407.2% |
| 2006 | 21.32 current US$ per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2007 | 11.03 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2008 | 42.17 current US$ per square kilometre | +282.3% |
| 2009 | 22.76 current US$ per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2010 | 4.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -81.0% |
| 2011 | 364.35 current US$ per square kilometre | +8324.4% |
| 2012 | 49.51 current US$ per square kilometre | -86.4% |
| 2013 | 73.22 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 2014 | 119.51 current US$ per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 2015 | 89.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 102.01 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 245.44 current US$ per square kilometre | +140.6% |
| 2018 | 172.47 current US$ per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 167.49 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 168.63 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 195.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 150.57 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 204.41 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 204.41 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,398 current US$ per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 204.41 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,692 current US$ per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +8324.4% | 4.32 current US$ per square kilometre | 364.35 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +2194.7% | 2.67 current US$ per square kilometre | 61.16 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +407.2% | 2.67 current US$ per square kilometre | 13.55 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +349.7% | 0.8809 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.96 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.81 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.14 current US$ per square kilometre | 20.85 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.51 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.8809 current US$ per square kilometre | 7 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.76 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.64 current US$ per square kilometre | 61.16 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.74 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.16 current US$ per square kilometre | 11.03 current US$ per square kilometre | 42.17 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 138.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.32 current US$ per square kilometre | 364.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 179.85 current US$ per square kilometre | 150.57 current US$ per square kilometre | 204.41 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 154 Kuwait 237.37 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 155 Mexico 232.34 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Gabon 206.27 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 158 Mongolia 166.94 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 159 Thailand 166.31 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 160 Iran 148.38 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More aid effectiveness data for Libya
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 2.98 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.38 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 4.44 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 94.20 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 9.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 36.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 7.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 10.24 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 29.12 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 5.44 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Libya?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Libya was 204.41 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 364.35 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8809 current US$ per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Libya rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Libya ranks 157th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.