Iceland vs Libya: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Iceland
10.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
10.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland rank
72nd
Libya rank
71st
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 10.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 10.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Iceland ranks 72nd and Libya ranks 71st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0348 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.023 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | -0.0253 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0935 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1188 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1980s | -1.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0672 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | -3.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.071 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | -2.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 34.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 32.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2020s | 13.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Iceland or Libya?
- Libya, at 10.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 10.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Libya?
- 0.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Libya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Libya rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 72nd and Libya ranks 71st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.