Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Libya
Libya: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Libya, 2002–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Libya recorded -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 171.6% on the previous year and down 129.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Libya peaked at 0.6981 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit of GDP in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.4931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.68 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6854 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +120.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.8% |
| 2016 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -90.2% |
| 2017 | 0.205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5044.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2992 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 2020 | -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -171.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +5044.4% | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.205 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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$), per unit of gdp in Libya?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Libya was -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6981 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 129.0%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.