Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Libya
Libya: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 2.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Libya stood at 2.0%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Libya peaked at 2.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
Libya ranks 157th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 58% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.2%, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +27.7% | 1.7% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 154 Honduras 2.1% compare
- 155 Wallis and Futuna Islands 2.1% compare
- 156 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.0% compare
- 158 Cabo Verde 2.0% compare
- 159 Montserrat 2.0% compare
- 160 Panama 1.9% compare
More development goals data for Libya
- Red List Index 0.8885 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 234.4 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 247.6 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 968 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Libya?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Libya was 2.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Libya ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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