| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.70
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Nurses and Midwives: per 1000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.91
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Physicians: per 1000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.09
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death: 1 in: Rate Varies by Country (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,200.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 93.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 99.90
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Maternal Mortality Ratio: Modeled Estimate: per 100,000 Live Births (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate: % of New Cases (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 61.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Tuberculosis Case Detection Rate: All Forms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 45.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Incidence of Tuberculosis: per 100,000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.41
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fema... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.21
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.48
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.81
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 67.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 43.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: Emerging and ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60.92
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: IMF Account: Fund Position: Reserve Tranche Position (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 408.21
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fe... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.81
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.04
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Popu... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 52.47
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.55
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Labour Force (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,403,355.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Migration (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -433,403.00
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Asylum (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,301.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,796.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Migrant Stock: Total (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 771,146.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Migrant Stock: % of Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.28
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 171.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.67
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 74.94
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 71.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.27
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 83.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 67.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 42.27
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population: Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population: Total (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,293,253.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 49.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Rural Population (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,337,065.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Rural Population Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Urban Population Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.18
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Urban Population (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,956,188.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 34,000.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 170.00
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.34
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 131.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 173.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60.00
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,425.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Expenditures (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,598.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.11
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Goods Trade: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 77.80
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Import Volume Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 197.28
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.82
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.13
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.08
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.09
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.63
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,600.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: O... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: E... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: L... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: M... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.28
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: S... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: S... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.51
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,546.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: W... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.28
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Import Value Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 284.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Computer, Communic... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Commercial Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,377.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 38.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 129.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Export Volume Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.34
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 97.72
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.96
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.28
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2010
                                         |