Libya - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Libya was 7.92 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 42.23 in 2007, while its lowest value was -46.26 in 2014.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1990 7.62
1991 -0.68
1992 4.15
1993 -4.46
1994 0.09
1995 6.55
1996 4.44
1997 5.10
1998 -0.77
1999 5.94
2000 16.38
2001 9.77
2002 3.39
2003 12.95
2004 13.94
2005 31.57
2006 40.34
2007 42.23
2008 40.97
2009 14.88
2010 22.47
2011 9.20
2012 29.11
2013 0.01
2014 -46.26
2015 -33.57
2016 -17.96
2017 11.68
2018 21.43
2019 7.92

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments