Net foreign assets in Libya
Libya: Net foreign assets was 501.95 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Libya, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Libya recorded 501.95 billion current LCU for net foreign assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 338.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Libya peaked at 501.95 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.60 million current LCU, in 1960.
That places Libya 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 106.88 million current LCU | 30.60 million current LCU | 327.44 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.17 billion current LCU | 573.83 million current LCU | 2.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 billion current LCU | 1.21 billion current LCU | 4.48 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 billion current LCU | 1.48 billion current LCU | 2.92 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.19 billion current LCU | 5.47 billion current LCU | 128.79 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.18 billion current LCU | 106.48 billion current LCU | 158.55 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 362.11 billion current LCU | 101.83 billion current LCU | 501.95 billion current LCU | 6 |
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 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)
- Claims on central government -23.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Libya?
- Net foreign assets in Libya was 501.95 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 501.95 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.60 million current LCU in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for net foreign assets?
- Libya ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 338.6%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.