External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Libya
Libya: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 6.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Libya, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Libya recorded 6.0% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.8% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Libya peaked at 42.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2020.
That places Libya 121st out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.4% | — |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +72.5% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +33.9% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | +110.4% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -45.8% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 9.4% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 16.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 7.8% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Libya?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Libya was 6.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Libya ranks 121st out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the nonbanking sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.