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
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Libya, 1963–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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About this data
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).