Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Libya
Libya: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was -1,017 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Libya, 2002–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded -1,017 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 147.8% on the previous year and down 116.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Libya peaked at 9,532 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1,017 current US$ per person, in 2020.
Libya ranks 178th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,033 current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 2,305 current US$ per person | +123.1% |
| 2004 | 2,500 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 5,032 current US$ per person | +101.3% |
| 2006 | 7,015 current US$ per person | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 7,578 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 9,532 current US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 4,128 current US$ per person | -56.7% |
| 2010 | 6,128 current US$ per person | +48.5% |
| 2011 | 1,521 current US$ per person | -75.2% |
| 2012 | 6,614 current US$ per person | +334.9% |
| 2013 | 3,166 current US$ per person | -52.1% |
| 2014 | 1,031 current US$ per person | -67.4% |
| 2015 | 303.39 current US$ per person | -70.6% |
| 2016 | 29.99 current US$ per person | -90.1% |
| 2017 | 2,043 current US$ per person | +6712.4% |
| 2018 | 3,350 current US$ per person | +64.0% |
| 2019 | 2,128 current US$ per person | -36.5% |
| 2020 | -1,017 current US$ per person | -147.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -1,017 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,391 current US$ per person. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's -1,017 current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,222 current US$ per person. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +6712.4% | 29.99 current US$ per person | 2,043 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,890 current US$ per person | 1,033 current US$ per person | 9,532 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,631 current US$ per person | 29.99 current US$ per person | 6,614 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,017 current US$ per person | -1,017 current US$ per person | -1,017 current US$ per person | 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.094 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 605.92 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0686 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 442.44 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0332 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Libya?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Libya was -1,017 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 9,532 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,017 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Libya ranks 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 116.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.