Libya — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance normalized by GDP; the standard cross-country comparison of external imbalances.
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.16 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -3.77 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -4.44 | Actual |
| 2023 | 4.24 | Actual |
| 2022 | 22.25 | Actual |
| 2021 | 11.36 | Actual |
| 2020 | -10.21 | Actual |
| 2019 | 6.7 | Actual |
| 2018 | 14.7 | Actual |
| 2017 | 6.57 | Actual |
| 2016 | -9.43 | Actual |
| 2015 | -18.89 | Actual |
| 2014 | -33.11 | Actual |
| 2013 | 0.01 | Actual |
| 2012 | 25.76 | Actual |
| 2011 | 6.59 | Actual |
| 2010 | 19.34 | Actual |
| 2009 | 15.44 | Actual |
| 2008 | 42.72 | Actual |
| 2007 | 43.72 | Actual |
| 2006 | 46.75 | Actual |
| 2005 | 35.67 | Actual |
| 2004 | 20.65 | Actual |
| 2003 | -12.72 | Actual |
| 2002 | -10.18 | Actual |
| 2001 | 4.25 | Actual |
| 2000 | 10.91 | Actual |
| 1999 | 0.95 | Actual |
| 1998 | -3.42 | Actual |
| 1997 | -2.2 | Actual |
| 1996 | -2.27 | Actual |
| 1995 | 0.68 | Actual |
| 1994 | 0.51 | Actual |
| 1993 | -2.65 | Actual |
| 1992 | 5.05 | Actual |
| 1991 | 1.23 | Actual |
| 1990 | 6.79 | Actual |
| 1989 | -3.74 | Actual |
| 1988 | -7.06 | Actual |
| 1987 | -4.53 | Actual |
| 1986 | -0.67 | Actual |
| 1985 | 6.27 | Actual |
| 1984 | -4.75 | Actual |
| 1983 | -4.98 | Actual |
| 1982 | -4.56 | Actual |
| 1981 | -11.41 | Actual |
| 1980 | 20.44 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net