Borrowers from commercial banks in Libya
Libya: Borrowers from commercial banks was 138.37 per 1,000 adults in 2011. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Libya, 2004–2011
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
Libya recorded 138.37 per 1,000 adults for borrowers from commercial banks in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
That places Libya 67th out of 112 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Borrowers from commercial banks in Libya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 120.67 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 118.47 per 1,000 adults | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 116.5 per 1,000 adults | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 113.58 per 1,000 adults | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 115.29 per 1,000 adults | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 145.56 per 1,000 adults | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 150.16 per 1,000 adults | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 138.37 per 1,000 adults | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.68 per 1,000 adults | 113.58 per 1,000 adults | 145.56 per 1,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 144.26 per 1,000 adults | 138.37 per 1,000 adults | 150.16 per 1,000 adults | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More financial sector data for Libya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7,742 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 33.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 165.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 15.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 57.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 61.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 76.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 62.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,435 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is borrowers from commercial banks in Libya?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Libya was 138.37 per 1,000 adults in 2011, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 150.16 per 1,000 adults in 2010.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.58 per 1,000 adults in 2007.
- How does Libya rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Libya ranks 67th out of 112 countries with data for 2011.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks.