Germany vs Libya: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Germany
- Libya
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4.5% against 4.2% in Libya, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.
Germany ranks 44th and Libya ranks 45th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 8.4% | 8.0% | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -1.5% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 6.8% | 6.2% | Libya |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 22.3% | 19.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 2.1% | 5.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 8.1% | 2.4% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Germany or Libya?
- Germany, at 4.5% against 4.2% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Germany and Libya?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Libya?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Libya rank globally for current account balance?
- Germany ranks 44th and Libya ranks 45th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.