Industry (including construction), value added in Libya
Libya: Industry (including construction), value added was 73.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Libya, 2002–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Libya is 73.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 110.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Libya peaked at 86.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2020.
Libya ranks 2nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 65.8% | 86.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 26.1% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 16.0% | 78.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Libya
- Services, value added 12.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 50.86 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 68.67 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 77.5% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 34.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 182.99 billion current LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 22.63 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 19.1% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 8.6% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 7.95 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Libya?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Libya was 73.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Libya ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.