Bank return on assets in Libya
Libya: Bank return on assets was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Libya, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.6% for bank return on assets in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Libya peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
That places Libya 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More financial sector data for Libya
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.3% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 31.57 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 57.75 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 501.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.5% (2025)
- Broad money 64.4% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. -0.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 12.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 5.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -172 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Libya?
- Bank return on assets in Libya was 0.6% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for bank return on assets?
- Libya ranks 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.