Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Libya
Libya: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita was 7,742 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Libya, 1963–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Libya is 7,742 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% on the previous year and up 4,508.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Libya peaked at 10,389 current LCU per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, -9,604 current LCU per person, in 2012.
That places Libya 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 9.81 current LCU per person | — |
| 1964 | 8.47 current LCU per person | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 16.58 current LCU per person | +95.8% |
| 1966 | 23.03 current LCU per person | +38.9% |
| 1967 | 32.32 current LCU per person | +40.4% |
| 1968 | 32.79 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 17.77 current LCU per person | -45.8% |
| 1970 | -80.1 current LCU per person | -550.8% |
| 1971 | -169.07 current LCU per person | +111.1% |
| 1972 | -147.17 current LCU per person | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 102.7 current LCU per person | -169.8% |
| 1974 | 278.82 current LCU per person | +171.5% |
| 1975 | 515.72 current LCU per person | +85.0% |
| 1976 | 538.83 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 546.84 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 837.05 current LCU per person | +53.1% |
| 1979 | 1,003 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 838.31 current LCU per person | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 1,482 current LCU per person | +76.8% |
| 1982 | 1,230 current LCU per person | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 1,195 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 1,333 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 1,208 current LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 1,037 current LCU per person | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 1,088 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1,075 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,767 current LCU per person | +64.3% |
| 1990 | 1,906 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 2,032 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 2,008 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2,049 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 2,215 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 2,350 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 2,208 current LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 1,830 current LCU per person | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 1,837 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,860 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,872 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,019 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1,450 current LCU per person | -28.2% |
| 2003 | 811.51 current LCU per person | -44.0% |
| 2004 | -1,773 current LCU per person | -318.4% |
| 2005 | -4,388 current LCU per person | +147.5% |
| 2006 | -7,172 current LCU per person | +63.5% |
| 2007 | -7,982 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | -9,140 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 2009 | -8,098 current LCU per person | -11.4% |
| 2010 | -8,806 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2011 | -7,681 current LCU per person | -12.8% |
| 2012 | -9,604 current LCU per person | +25.0% |
| 2013 | -7,655 current LCU per person | -20.3% |
| 2014 | -3,421 current LCU per person | -55.3% |
| 2015 | 167.99 current LCU per person | -104.9% |
| 2016 | 3,065 current LCU per person | +1724.5% |
| 2017 | 10,389 current LCU per person | +239.0% |
| 2018 | 8,791 current LCU per person | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 6,800 current LCU per person | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 8,950 current LCU per person | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 7,062 current LCU per person | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 4,737 current LCU per person | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 6,089 current LCU per person | +28.5% |
| 2024 | 5,878 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 7,742 current LCU per person | +31.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 7,742 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95,301 current LCU per person, 8% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 7,742 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70,834 current LCU per person, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1724.5% | 167.99 current LCU per person | 3,065 current LCU per person |
| 1970 | -550.8% | 17.77 current LCU per person | -80.1 current LCU per person |
| 2004 | -318.4% | 811.51 current LCU per person | -1,773 current LCU per person |
| 2017 | +239.0% | 3,065 current LCU per person | 10,389 current LCU per person |
| 1973 | +169.8% | -147.17 current LCU per person | 102.7 current LCU per person |
| 1974 | +171.5% | 102.7 current LCU per person | 278.82 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.11 current LCU per person | 8.47 current LCU per person | 32.79 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 342.62 current LCU per person | -169.07 current LCU per person | 1,003 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,225 current LCU per person | 838.31 current LCU per person | 1,767 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,029 current LCU per person | 1,830 current LCU per person | 2,350 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -3,240 current LCU per person | -9,140 current LCU per person | 2,019 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -795.27 current LCU per person | -9,604 current LCU per person | 10,389 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,743 current LCU per person | 4,737 current LCU per person | 8,950 current LCU per person | 6 |
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 net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Libya?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Libya was 7,742 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 10,389 current LCU per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -9,604 current LCU per person in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita?
- Libya ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,508.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net domestic credit (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.