Libya's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was US$958.6 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 56.72% from US$2.21 billion in 2013 (8.03% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$958.6 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | −US$25 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.21 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$10.96 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | −US$1.44 billion | 2016 |
| Average since 2014 | US$39.93 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$220.23 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Libya's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$564.8 million on 2022 (from US$393.8 million to US$958.6 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2022), the average change was −US$8.53 million and a typical year strayed about US$2.76 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$9.52 billion in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was US$7.61 billion in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Libya had the 2nd highest value of the 11 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Libya in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 46 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 958,600,000 |
| 2022 | 393,800,000 |
| 2021 | 912,900,000 |
| 2020 | -175,700,000 |
| 2019 | -785,000,000 |
| 2018 | -25,000,000 |
| 2017 | 256,800,000 |
| 2016 | -1,443,800,000 |
| 2015 | -523,200,000 |
| 2014 | 829,900,000 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$60.62 million (2020)
- Algeria — −US$141.34 (2023)
- Bahrain — −US$3.93 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — −US$11.87 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$9.91 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$2.47 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$17.13 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$212.39 million (2024)
- Kuwait — US$37.66 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$2.45 billion (2023)
More economic policy & debt data for Libya
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$104.66 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$84.06 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$48.1 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 255.17 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$64.4 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 96.66 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$6,449 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 34,212 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$8,634 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 12,960 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$49.92 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Libya's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- US$958.6 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 335.27% from US$220.23 million in 1977 (3.25% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$10.96 billion in 2008 and the lowest −US$1.44 billion in 2016.
- How does Libya rank?
- 2nd highest of 11 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Libya?
- In 2023, Libya's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$564.8 million on 2022 (from US$393.8 million to US$958.6 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2022), the average change was −US$8.53 million and a typical year strayed about US$2.76 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.PTXL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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