Economy Of Libya
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Economy overview
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The Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil sector, which contribute practically all export earnings and about one-quarter of GDP. These oil revenues and a small population give Libya one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa, but little of this income flows down to the lower orders of society. Libyan officials in the past three years have made progress on economic reforms as part of a broader campaign to reintegrate the country into the international fold. This effort picked up steam after UN sanctions were lifted in September 2003 and as Libya announced in December 2003 that it would abandon programs to build weapons of mass destruction. Libya faces a long road ahead in liberalizing the socialist-oriented economy, but initial steps - including applying for WTO membership, reducing some subsidies, and announcing plans for privatization - are laying the groundwork for a transition to a more market-based economy. The non-oil manufacturing and construction sectors, which account for about 20% of GDP, have expanded from processing mostly agricultural products to include the production of petrochemicals, iron, steel, and aluminum. Climatic conditions and poor soils severely limit agricultural output, and Libya imports about 75% of its food.
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GDP
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purchasing power parity - $35 billion (2004 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate
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3.2% (2004 est.)
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GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $6,400 (2004 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector
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agriculture: 8.6%
industry: 46.1%
services: 45.3% (2004 est.)
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Investment gross fixed
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15% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Population below poverty line
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NA
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Household income or consumption by percentage share
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lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
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Distribution of family income - Gini index
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Inflation rate consumer prices
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2.8% (2004 est.)
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Labor force
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1.51 million (2004 est.)
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Labor force by occupation
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agriculture 17%, industry 29%, services 54% (1997 est.)
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Unemployment rate
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30% (2001)
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Budget
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revenues: $10.28 billion
expenditures: $7.86 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)
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Public debt
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16.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Agriculture products
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wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle
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Industries
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petroleum, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
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Industrial production growth rate
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NA
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Electricity production
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20.18 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity production by source
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fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
other: 0% (2001)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity consumption
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18.77 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity exports
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0 kWh (2001)
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Electricity imports
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0 kWh (2001)
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Oil production
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1.429 million bbl/day (2004 est.)
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Oil consumption
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216,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil exports
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NA (2001)
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Oil imports
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NA (2001)
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Oil proved reserves
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29.75 billion bbl (2004)
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Natural gas production
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6.18 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas consumption
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5.41 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas exports
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770 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas imports
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas proved reserves
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1.321 trillion cu m (2004)
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Current account balance
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$6.641 billion (2004 est.)
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Exports
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$14.32 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports commodities
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crude oil, refined petroleum products (1999)
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Exports partners
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Italy 38.8%, Spain 13.4%, Germany 13.4%, Turkey 7.1%, France 6.1% (2003)
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Imports
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$6.282 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Imports commodities
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machinery, transport equipment, food, manufactured goods (1999)
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Imports partners
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Italy 27.8%, Germany 10.5%, Tunisia 7.6%, UK 7.1%, France 6%, Turkey 4.6% (2003)
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Reserves of foreign exchange gold
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$19.78 billion (2004 est.)
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Debt external
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$4.194 billion (2004 est.)
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Economic aid recipient
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$15 million (2000)
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Currency
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Libyan dinar (LYD)
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Currency code
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LYD
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Exchange rates
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Libyan dinars per US dollar - 1.2929 (2003), 1.2707 (2002), 0.6051 (2001), 0.4994 (2000), 0.3936 (1999)
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Fiscal year
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calendar year
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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.
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