Broad money growth (annual %) in Libya
Libya: Broad money growth (annual %) was -20.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Libya, 1961–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Libya recorded -20.3% for broad money growth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 233.5% on the previous year and down 184.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Libya peaked at 56.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -20.3%, in 2021.
Libya ranks 167th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Libya, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.3% | — |
| 1962 | 17.4% | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 28.0% | +57.1% |
| 1965 | 50.9% | +82.0% |
| 1966 | 28.2% | -44.7% |
| 1967 | 24.5% | -13.2% |
| 1968 | 26.6% | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 32.0% | +20.4% |
| 1970 | 18.8% | -41.1% |
| 1971 | 45.4% | +140.6% |
| 1972 | 20.3% | -55.4% |
| 1973 | 29.9% | +47.4% |
| 1974 | 56.5% | +89.1% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | -91.4% |
| 1976 | 29.9% | +515.0% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 14.9% | -41.7% |
| 1979 | 35.9% | +141.3% |
| 1980 | 26.6% | -25.8% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | -40.9% |
| 1982 | -7.9% | -150.1% |
| 1983 | -5.0% | -36.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -103.4% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +15524.9% |
| 1986 | -6.4% | -123.6% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -146.9% |
| 1988 | -4.6% | -254.1% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | -344.3% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | +68.2% |
| 1991 | -1.1% | -105.7% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -1616.3% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -64.0% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +135.5% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -89.3% |
| 1997 | -3.7% | -460.8% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -202.7% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +94.5% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -58.0% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +41.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +111.8% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +110.7% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -51.5% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +170.2% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -64.6% |
| 2010 | -0.6% | -103.3% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -4286.1% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -47.6% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | -105.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -3792.6% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +76.5% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -102.5% |
| 2019 | -1.9% | +194.8% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -918.9% |
| 2021 | -20.3% | -233.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -20.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's -20.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.1%. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +15524.9% | 0.2% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | +4286.1% | -0.6% | 24.0% |
| 2015 | +3792.6% | -0.3% | 12.5% |
| 1992 | +1616.3% | -1.1% | 16.5% |
| 2020 | +918.9% | -1.9% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.3% | 17.4% | 50.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.2% | 4.9% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | -7.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | -3.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 3.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | -1.9% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -20.3% | 15.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More financial sector data for Libya
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 74.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 54.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 74.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Libya?
- Broad money growth in Libya was -20.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.3% in 2021.
- How does Libya rank for broad money growth?
- Libya ranks 167th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 184.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.