Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Libya
Libya: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 2.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Libya, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 2.5% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 337.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Libya peaked at 14.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
Libya ranks 159th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 3.2% | — |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +68.6% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -38.5% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -48.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +98.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -48.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +45.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -36.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -56.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +81.3% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +1234.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -84.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -49.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +39.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +90.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -32.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -38.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +337.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
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- 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 consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Libya?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Libya was 2.5% in 2020, according to Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Libya rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Libya ranks 159th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of consolidated foreign claims to GDP of the banks that are reporting to BIS. Foreign claims are defined as the sum of cross-border claims plus foreign offices’ local claims in all currencies. In the consolidated banking statistics claims that are granted or extended to nonresidents are referred to as either cross-border claims. In the context of the consolidated banking statistics, local claims refer to claims of domestic banks’ foreign affiliates (branches/subsidiaries) on the residents of the host country (i.e. country of residence of affiliates). Items (A+L from BIS Table 9A). End-of-year data (i.e. December data) are considered for banks claims. GDP is from World Development Indicators.