Broad money growth in Libya
Libya: Broad money growth was -20.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Libya, 1961–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Libya recorded -20.3% for broad money growth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 233.5% on the previous year and down 184.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Libya peaked at 56.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -20.3%, in 2021.
Libya ranks 166th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.3% | 17.4% | 50.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.2% | 4.9% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | -7.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | -3.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 3.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | -1.9% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -20.3% | 15.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More financial sector data for Libya
- Domestic credit to private sector 12.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -0.4% (2025)
- Broad money 64.4% (2021)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.5% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 501.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 57.75 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 31.57 (2023)
- Net migration -172 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 5.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Libya?
- Broad money growth in Libya was -20.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.3% in 2021.
- How does Libya rank for broad money growth?
- Libya ranks 166th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 184.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.