Libya: Broad money (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Libya's broad money (current LCU) fell 20.3% on 2020 (from 128.43 billion to 102.41 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +11.6% and a typical year strayed about 12.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 56.5% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.3% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 6.95 billion a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Libya in the 2021 ranking

• India — 1st of 6: 193.74 trillion
• Chad — 2nd of 6: 1.5 trillion
• Namibia — 3rd of 6: 133.08 billion
• Belarus — 5th of 6: 54.35 billion
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 6th of 6: 332.37 million

What this measures

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 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.

All 62 values

Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 575.74 billion (2020)
• Algeria — 28.39 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 10.04 billion (2015)
• Djibouti — 524.41 billion (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 14.03 trillion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 11,888.8 trillion (2016)
• Iraq — 174.02 trillion (2024)
• Israel — 2.19 trillion (2025)
• Jordan — 45.97 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — 42.12 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — 208.34 trillion (2017)
• Morocco

More financial sector data for Libya

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 12.35% (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 501.95 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 12.54% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 12.54% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 263.98 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$5.31 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$5.3 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -3.94% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 57.75 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Libya's broad money (current LCU)?

102.41 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 351,820% from 29.1 million in 1960 (14.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 128.43 billion in 2020 and the lowest 29.1 million in 1960.

Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Libya?

In 2021, Libya's broad money (current LCU) fell 20.3% on 2020 (from 128.43 billion to 102.41 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +11.6% and a typical year strayed about 12.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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