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$, in 2020.
That places Libya 159th out of 159 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -26.52 current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 1,040 current US$ | -4024.0% |
| 2004 | 775.3 current US$ | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 2,510 current US$ | +223.7% |
| 2006 | 3,804 current US$ | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 4,145 current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 5,024 current US$ | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 1,604 current US$ | -68.1% |
| 2010 | 2,899 current US$ | +80.7% |
| 2011 | 483.1 current US$ | -83.3% |
| 2012 | 2,856 current US$ | +491.2% |
| 2013 | 831 current US$ | -70.9% |
| 2014 | -335.48 current US$ | -140.4% |
| 2015 | -759.45 current US$ | +126.4% |
| 2016 | -1,003 current US$ | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 611.53 current US$ | -160.9% |
| 2018 | 1,508 current US$ | +146.6% |
| 2019 | 328.35 current US$ | -78.2% |
| 2020 | -2,069 current US$ | -730.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -2,069 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 434.65 current US$. (46 countries reporting)
- Libya's -2,069 current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 321.68 current US$. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +4024.0% | -26.52 current US$ | 1,040 current US$ |
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 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -56.51 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 794.70 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Libya?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya was -2,069 current US$ 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 159th out of 159 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.