Libya - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Libya was 2.61 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.38 in 1978 and a minimum value of -9.80 in 2002.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1965 11.43
1966 12.24
1967 7.30
1968 0.39
1969 9.79
1970 -5.30
1971 -3.10
1972 -0.25
1973 7.97
1974 7.46
1975 9.12
1976 5.48
1977 6.28
1978 29.38
1979 -6.04
1980 9.73
1981 11.20
1982 10.26
1983 10.61
1984 12.48
1985 9.14
1986 3.29
1987 4.36
1988 6.09
1989 1.51
1990 8.45
1991 11.90
1992 9.36
1993 11.07
1994 5.11
1995 7.24
1996 4.03
1997 3.55
1998 3.71
1999 2.65
2000 -2.90
2001 -8.81
2002 -9.80
2003 -2.19
2004 -2.20
2005 2.65
2006 1.46
2007 6.25
2008 10.36
2009 2.46
2010 2.80
2011 15.52
2012 6.06
2013 2.61

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices