Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Libya
Libya: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was -1,711 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Libya, 2002–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded -1,711 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 236.6% on the previous year and down 133.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Libya peaked at 8,343 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1,711 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Libya 175th out of 177 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 674.58 current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 1,866 current US$ per person | +176.6% |
| 2004 | 1,979 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 4,352 current US$ per person | +119.9% |
| 2006 | 6,159 current US$ per person | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 6,626 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 8,343 current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 3,278 current US$ per person | -60.7% |
| 2010 | 5,042 current US$ per person | +53.8% |
| 2011 | 849.22 current US$ per person | -83.2% |
| 2012 | 5,269 current US$ per person | +520.4% |
| 2013 | 2,045 current US$ per person | -61.2% |
| 2014 | 177.53 current US$ per person | -91.3% |
| 2015 | -425.82 current US$ per person | -339.9% |
| 2016 | -690.33 current US$ per person | +62.1% |
| 2017 | 1,102 current US$ per person | -259.7% |
| 2018 | 2,280 current US$ per person | +106.8% |
| 2019 | 1,253 current US$ per person | -45.0% |
| 2020 | -1,711 current US$ per person | -236.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -1,711 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 485.46 current US$ per person. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's -1,711 current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 852.23 current US$ per person. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,160 current US$ per person | 674.58 current US$ per person | 8,343 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,690 current US$ per person | -690.33 current US$ per person | 5,269 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,711 current US$ per person | -1,711 current US$ per person | -1,711 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Libya?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Libya was -1,711 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 8,343 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,711 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Libya ranks 175th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.9%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.