Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Libya
Libya: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 92.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Libya, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 92.3% for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in 2020.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Libya peaked at 103.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2003.
That places Libya 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.8% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +121.0% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 100.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 101.6% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 103.4% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 102.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -3.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 92.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.4%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's 92.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.0%, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +121.0% | 35.8% | 79.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 35.8% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 85.9% | 103.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 1 |
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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Libya?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Libya was 92.3% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 103.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2003.
- How does Libya rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Libya ranks 4th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.