Gabon vs Libya: Net foreign assets
Gabon
481.13 billion current LCU
in 2019
Libya
501.95 billion current LCU
in 2025
Gabon rank
77th
Libya rank
76th
Net foreign assets over time
- Gabon
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 501.95 billion current LCU against 481.13 billion current LCU in Gabon, a difference of 20.83 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 77th and Libya ranks 76th of 187 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 billion current LCU | 106.88 million current LCU | 1.53 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 1970s | 5.56 billion current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | 4.39 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 1980s | 26.11 billion current LCU | 2.12 billion current LCU | 23.99 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 1990s | 13.25 billion current LCU | 2.11 billion current LCU | 11.14 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 2000s | 475.48 billion current LCU | 58.19 billion current LCU | 417.29 billion current LCU | Gabon |
| 2010s | 914.36 billion current LCU | 128.18 billion current LCU | 786.18 billion current LCU | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Gabon or Libya?
- Libya, at 501.95 billion current LCU against 481.13 billion current LCU in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Gabon and Libya?
- 20.83 billion current LCU, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Libya?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and Libya rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Gabon ranks 77th and Libya ranks 76th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU). 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 are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.