Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya
Libya: Adjusted net savings per capita was -2,069 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya, 2002–2020
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Libya recorded -2,069 current US$ for adjusted net savings per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 730.1% on the previous year and down 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Libya peaked at 5,024 current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2,069 current US$, in 2020.
That places Libya 158th out of 158 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,360 current US$ | -26.52 current US$ | 5,024 current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 741.85 current US$ | -1,003 current US$ | 2,899 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,069 current US$ | -2,069 current US$ | -2,069 current US$ | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Libya
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 5.8% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.8% (2025)
- GDP per capita 8,634 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 2.8% (2017)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 64.40 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 8,634 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 5.31 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -22.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -4.24 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Libya?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya was -2,069 current US$ in 2020, according to World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5,024 current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,069 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Libya ranks 158th out of 158 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 171.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (2011), published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage.