Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Libya, 2002–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Libya is -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 148.4% on the previous year and down 118.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 33,779 current US$ per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Libya 173rd out of 176 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 savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,234 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 7,361 current US$ per square kilometre | +127.6% |
| 2004 | 8,150 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 16,756 current US$ per square kilometre | +105.6% |
| 2006 | 23,841 current US$ per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 2007 | 26,291 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 33,779 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 14,936 current US$ per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2010 | 22,629 current US$ per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 2011 | 5,482 current US$ per square kilometre | -75.8% |
| 2012 | 23,229 current US$ per square kilometre | +323.7% |
| 2013 | 11,345 current US$ per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 2014 | 3,767 current US$ per square kilometre | -66.8% |
| 2015 | 1,126 current US$ per square kilometre | -70.1% |
| 2016 | 113.03 current US$ per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 2017 | 7,824 current US$ per square kilometre | +6821.9% |
| 2018 | 13,038 current US$ per square kilometre | +66.6% |
| 2019 | 8,407 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2020 | -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre | -148.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90,016 current US$ per square kilometre. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71,631 current US$ per square kilometre. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +6821.9% | 113.03 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,824 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,793 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,234 current US$ per square kilometre | 33,779 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 9,696 current US$ per square kilometre | 113.03 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,229 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre | -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre | -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 170 Central African Republic 206.2 current US$ per square kilometre
- 171 Sierra Leone 178.57 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 172 Chad 125.6 current US$ per square kilometre
- 174 East Timor -13,696 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 175 Lebanon -63,882 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 176 Dominica -83,311 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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$), per square kilometre in Libya?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Libya was -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 33,779 current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,072 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 118.0%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.