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    Libya

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    Africa · #90 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    37.9▼ -3.2 YoY
    ●●○0.72IEPA COMPOSITE

    Libya scores 37.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #90 of 117 economies. That is down 3.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 62.5. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Entrepreneurship Capacity at 16.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    20102012201320212022202300.61.21.82.4
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #134of 145 ranked economies▼ 28 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024105115125144
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    0.39% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    17
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -1.68
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -1.15
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the bottom 19% on the IEPA composite but the bottom 2% on productive capability. The wider system is converting more than the productive base alone would predict, which puts the question on how durable that is. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals4 of 48 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals6 of 157 made · 5% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies2 of 104 made · 7% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture1 of 200 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts1 of 155 made · 2% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods0 of 78 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 14 OF 17 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Cyclic hydrocarbons$35B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.23 · COMPLEXITY +0.57
    Polymers of ethylene$74B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY +0.20
    Silicon & rare gases$11B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.17
    Plastic tubes and fittings$32B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.08 · COMPLEXITY -0.16
    Malt extract$24B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.05 · COMPLEXITY -0.34
    Slag, ash and residues containing metals$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.05 · COMPLEXITY -0.72
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 466 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago40.9→🇪🇨Ecuador39.9→🇿🇲Zambia39.9→🇦🇷Argentina39.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    66organizations indexed across 6 types · 64 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    50
    Government bodies
    7
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    5
    Health research
    2
    Research organizations
    1
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 66 indexed
    Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies
    Universities & research bodies · Tripoli
    Wadi Alshatti University
    Universities & research bodies · Brak · 2022
    National Oil Corporation (Libya)
    Corporate R&D · Tripoli · 1970
    Libyan Society for Biomedical Research
    Health research · Az Zāwīyah · 2023
    Tripoli Central Hospital
    Health research · Tripoli · 1910
    Waha Oil Company
    Government bodies · Tripoli · 1955
    Fab Lab Libya
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Benghazi
    Fab Lab Libya
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Banghazi
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    Libya: common questions

    What is Libya's IEPA score?
    Libya scores 37.9 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #90 of 117 economies.
    What is Libya's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 62.5. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Libya back?
    Its binding constraint is Entrepreneurship Capacity, at 16.4, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Libya compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Trinidad and Tobago (40.9), Ecuador (39.9), Zambia (39.9), Argentina (39.7).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Libya →