Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Libya

Libya: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 7.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
7.1%
Change on year
down 83.8%
World rank
182nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
60.8%
in 2015
All-time low
2.0%
in 1968
Years of data
59
1963–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Libya, 1963–2021

0204060196319922021

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Libya recorded 7.1% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021.

That represents a change of down 83.8% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Libya peaked at 60.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1968.

Libya ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Libya, 1963 to 2021.
Year % Change
1963 3.1%
1964 2.4% -22.6%
1965 2.1% -14.1%
1966 2.1% +2.9%
1967 2.1% -3.6%
1968 2.0% -3.7%
1969 2.1% +4.3%
1970 3.4% +65.5%
1971 4.2% +22.6%
1972 5.3% +27.0%
1973 7.9% +48.4%
1974 11.5% +44.7%
1975 14.7% +28.1%
1976 13.4% -9.0%
1977 13.1% -1.9%
1978 14.6% +11.3%
1979 12.1% -17.2%
1980 9.4% -22.0%
1981 20.6% +118.2%
1982 14.1% -31.7%
1983 22.7% +61.2%
1984 23.2% +2.3%
1985 22.3% -3.8%
1986 25.1% +12.5%
1987 30.5% +21.8%
1988 31.4% +2.9%
1989 30.0% -4.4%
1990 28.7% -4.6%
1991 26.8% -6.6%
1992 27.1% +1.2%
1993 30.4% +12.1%
1994 30.5% +0.6%
1995 30.7% +0.4%
1996 22.3% -27.2%
1997 22.3% +0.0%
1998 22.3% -0.0%
1999 23.9% +7.2%
2000 20.4% -14.6%
2001 19.6% -4.2%
2002 17.2% -12.3%
2003 12.7% -25.7%
2004 10.3% -19.1%
2005 7.4% -28.6%
2006 6.5% -11.1%
2007 6.2% -5.7%
2008 8.5% +38.3%
2009 13.3% +56.1%
2010 10.1% -24.4%
2011 21.3% +110.9%
2012 10.8% -49.2%
2013 19.9% +84.2%
2014 45.6% +129.1%
2015 60.8% +33.3%
2016 50.7% -16.6%
2017 29.0% -42.8%
2018 20.2% -30.1%
2019 20.6% +1.8%
2020 43.5% +111.0%
2021 7.1% -83.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.3% 2.0% 3.1% 7
1970s 10.0% 3.4% 14.7% 10
1980s 22.9% 9.4% 31.4% 10
1990s 26.5% 22.3% 30.7% 10
2000s 12.2% 6.2% 20.4% 10
2010s 28.9% 10.1% 60.8% 10
2020s 25.3% 7.1% 43.5% 2

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 179 Zimbabwe 7.5% compare
  2. 180 Malawi 7.4% compare
  3. 181 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.2% compare
  4. 183 Sierra Leone 6.8% compare
  5. 184 Sudan 6.6% compare
  6. 185 Yemen 5.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Libya?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Libya was 7.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1968.
How does Libya rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Libya ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
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Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).