Libya Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Libya LY: BOP: Capital Account: Net
LY: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2015. LY: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 35 observations. LY: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at 439.500 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 394.900 USD mn for 2015. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 160.521 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.509 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of -1.590 USD bn in 2006. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 439.50 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 492.556 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 725.667 USD mn for 2015. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 91.904 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.689 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -1.089 USD bn in 1980. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 492.56 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 1.527 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.479 % for 2015. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.547 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.945 % in 2007 and a record low of -0.469 % in 1998. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.39 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 110.000 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 439.500 USD mn for 2016. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 83.318 USD mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.888 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -479.350 USD mn in 1993. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 439.50 2016 | yearly | 1972 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.216 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.362 % for 2016. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.528 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.757 % in 2008 and a record low of -1.564 % in 1993. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.38 2011 | yearly | 1990 - 2011 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Net
LY: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -5.912 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -8.999 USD bn for 2015. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 1.509 USD bn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.949 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -21.157 USD bn in 2014. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -5,911.60 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2015. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2016. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at -1.444 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.697 USD bn for 2015. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 187.000 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.964 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -1.697 USD bn in 2015. LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,443.80 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
LY: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 152.830 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 135.770 USD mn for 2015. LY: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 3.030 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 615.300 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of -0.080 USD mn in 1989. LY: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 152.83 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
LY: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 28.860 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.750 USD mn for 2015. LY: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 4.180 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.640 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 0.660 USD mn in 1961. LY: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 28.86 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
LY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at -1.206 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 346.500 USD mn for 2015. LY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 44.756 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.633 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of -2.535 USD bn in 2012. LY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,206.40 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |
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Libya LY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
LY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at -6.846 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -11.851 USD bn for 2015. LY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 1.154 USD bn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.044 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -21.578 USD bn in 2014. LY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -6,846.11 2016 | yearly | 1977 - 2016 |