Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Libya
Libya: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 351.00 billion in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
351.00 billion
Change on year
up 237.3%
World rank
65th
of 178 countries
All-time high
351.00 billion
in 2021
All-time low
19.80 million
in 1958
Years of data
64
1958–2021
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Libya, 1958–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Libya is 351.00 billion, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 237.3% on the previous year and up 150.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Libya peaked at 351.00 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.80 million, in 1958.
Libya ranks 65th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 19.80 million | — |
| 1959 | 26.30 million | +32.8% |
| 1960 | 30.60 million | +16.3% |
| 1961 | 32.90 million | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 34.40 million | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 44.13 million | +28.3% |
| 1964 | 62.13 million | +40.8% |
| 1965 | 89.02 million | +43.3% |
| 1966 | 121.31 million | +36.3% |
| 1967 | 135.79 million | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 191.09 million | +40.7% |
| 1969 | 327.44 million | +71.4% |
| 1970 | 573.83 million | +75.3% |
| 1971 | 882.36 million | +53.8% |
| 1972 | 971.14 million | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 655.58 million | -32.5% |
| 1974 | 1.28 billion | +95.0% |
| 1975 | 767.97 million | -39.9% |
| 1976 | 1.11 billion | +44.0% |
| 1977 | 1.66 billion | +49.7% |
| 1978 | 1.51 billion | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 2.30 billion | +52.0% |
| 1980 | 4.48 billion | +95.2% |
| 1981 | 2.98 billion | -33.5% |
| 1982 | 2.33 billion | -22.1% |
| 1983 | 1.77 billion | -24.0% |
| 1984 | 1.25 billion | -29.2% |
| 1985 | 2.03 billion | +62.5% |
| 1986 | 2.05 billion | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.75 billion | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 1.21 billion | -30.8% |
| 1989 | 1.30 billion | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.72 billion | +32.7% |
| 1991 | 1.50 billion | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 1.94 billion | +29.4% |
| 1993 | 1.48 billion | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 1.79 billion | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 2.57 billion | +44.2% |
| 1996 | 2.92 billion | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 2.07 billion | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 2.45 billion | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 2.64 billion | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 5.47 billion | +106.8% |
| 2001 | 6.76 billion | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 19.03 billion | +181.7% |
| 2003 | 27.01 billion | +41.9% |
| 2004 | 34.12 billion | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 56.31 billion | +65.0% |
| 2006 | 79.32 billion | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 100.38 billion | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 124.72 billion | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 128.79 billion | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 134.18 billion | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 140.15 billion | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 158.55 billion | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 154.23 billion | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 130.05 billion | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 114.44 billion | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 106.48 billion | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 108.96 billion | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 122.95 billion | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 120.37 billion | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 104.05 billion | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 351.00 billion | +237.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.05 million | 19.80 million | 26.30 million | 2 |
| 1960s | 106.88 million | 30.60 million | 327.44 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.17 billion | 573.83 million | 2.30 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 billion | 1.21 billion | 4.48 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 billion | 1.48 billion | 2.92 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.19 billion | 5.47 billion | 128.79 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.04 billion | 106.48 billion | 158.55 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.53 billion | 104.05 billion | 351.00 billion | 2 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Libya?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Libya was 351.00 billion in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 351.00 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.80 million in 1958.
- How does Libya rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Libya ranks 65th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.