LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Libya: 99th largest economy, 71st in military spending
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 17 events in or near Libya, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
What Libya's officials said lately
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- Mohamed al-Menfi · Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya · 27 Oct
paraphrase Building on many years of relations, Libya now seeks to establish a strategic partnership with Russia with a forward-looking vision.
- Mohamed al-Menfi · Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya · 27 Oct
paraphrase Libya needs to broaden its international engagement and Russia is a major partner in helping achieve balance in its international relations; an active Russian presence in the region could help maintain balance at both regional and international levels, which Libya urgently needs amid pressure on its sovereignty and decision-making.
- Mohamed al-Menfi · Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya · 27 Oct
“Despite pressure from Western countries over our contacts with Russia, we remain convinced that expanding cooperation with Russia is essential to our national interests”
- Mohamed al-Menfi · Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya · 27 Oct
paraphrase Relations should move beyond political understandings to concrete projects across energy, gas, infrastructure and reconstruction, as well as security and the military sphere, and Libya hopes Russian oil companies will return to contribute to its vital energy sector.
- Mohamed al-Menfi · Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya · 27 Oct
paraphrase Libya attaches great importance to expanding cooperation in the military and security spheres to strengthen and integrate its institutions, proposing to maintain contact through designated representatives of the General Staff to ensure concrete action.
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7.5M people, 88% in cities
- Population7.5M2025
- Population growth1.0%2025
- Urban population87.9%2025
- Land area1.8M km²2023
A $48.1B economy, $6.4k per person
- GDP$48.1B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$123B2025
- GDP per person$6.4k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$16.5k2025
- GDP growth13.4%2025
Fuels are 94% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP71.7%2025
- Imports, share of GDP65.9%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports94.4%2019
- Exports of goods and services$34.5B2025
- Imports of goods and services$31.7B2025
Fossil fuel output of 791 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)791 TWh2024
- Primary energy consumption216 TWh2023
- Energy use per person29.6 MWh2023
- Electricity generation35 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels100.0%2024
Spends $1.6B on its military, 5.3% of GDP
- Military spending$1.6B2023
- Military spending, share of GDP5.3%2023
- Armed forces personnel0.02020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$5M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$0.02011
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2011-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.