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Libya: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1963–2025 · 59 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2025
65.2%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−16.1 pointsfrom 81.4%
Average, 2016–2025
55.8%10 years
Record high and low
106.7% (2013)low 16.4% (1964)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202565.2
202481.4
202361.7
202258.4
202172.1
202057.4
201947.3
201837.5
201734.9
201642.0

Sources

  • Mitchell1963–1975
  • African Development Bank1980–2025

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Libya documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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