Share of voting rights in international organizations in Libya
Libya: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of voting rights in international organizations in Libya is 2.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Libya peaked at 3.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
Libya ranks 14th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -7.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 3.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.4%, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +44.4% | 2.3% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Libya?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Libya was 2.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Libya ranks 14th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).