Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance

1977 - 2016 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -4.705 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -9.346 USD bn for 2015. Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging 1.487 USD bn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2016, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.702 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -19.033 USD bn in 2014. Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance 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: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. 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.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-4,705.20 2016	-9,346.00 2015	-19,033.30 2014	35,701.70 2008	USD mn	yearly	1977 - 2016

Related Indicators for Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn)	-4,705.20 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)	12.76 2011	yearly	1990 - 2011
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc:... (%)	18.24 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn)	485.70 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (USD mn)	11,550.00 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servic... (%)	25.25 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn)	8,667.00 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn)	2,883.00 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Pa... (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)	12,035.70 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Import... (%)	31.74 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports (%)	24.77 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)	755.80 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)	9.20 2011	yearly	1990 - 2011
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn)	751.00 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (USD mn)	-4,700.40 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)	-1,902.90 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)	-755.80 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc:... (%)	19.88 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn)	1,236.70 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services (USD mn)	6,849.60 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servic... (%)	41.52 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn)	6,764.10 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn)	85.50 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Re... (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)	8,086.30 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Export... (%)	38.60 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports (%)	14.63 2010	yearly	1977 - 2010
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments (USD mn)	755.80 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016

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Libya Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	29,874.070 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	7,095.950 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	3.588 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LYD bn)	128.676 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LYD bn)	140.430 2021	yearly	1990 - 2021
Forecast: Government Revenue (LYD bn)	131.116 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	7.194 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.863 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	5.770 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Libya

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)	4.30 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors (USD mn)	124.49 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)	20.11 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNAIDS (USD mn)	0.05 2011	yearly	2006 - 2011
Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNICEF (USD mn)	0.69 2016	yearly	1974 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNHCR (USD mn)	3.74 2014	yearly	1988 - 2014
Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNDP (USD mn)	0.19 2016	yearly	1968 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNFPA (USD mn)	0.55 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNTA (USD mn)	0.41 2008	yearly	1969 - 2008
Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: WFP (USD mn)	6.55 2016	yearly	2005 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance and Official Aid Received: Current... (USD mn)	179.49 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received: Current Price (USD mn)	179.49 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Gross Capital Forma... (%)	0.29 2008	yearly	1990 - 2008
Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Gross National Inco... (%)	1.84 2011	yearly	2005 - 2011
Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Imports of Goods, S... (%)	1.49 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received per Capita: Current Price (USD)	28.52 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator: YoY% (%)	-28.97 2009	yearly	1982 - 2009
Libya LY:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductVolume Index: YoY% (%)	-0.75 2009	yearly	1982 - 2009
Libya LY: Electricity Production From Coal Sources: % of Total (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources: % of Total (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses: % of Output (%)	69.70 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources: % of Total (%)	53.70 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources: % of Total (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Electricity Production From Oil Sources: % of Total (%)	46.30 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Unit of Energy Use: PPP per Kg of Oil E... (Intl $/kg)	5.06 2011	yearly	1999 - 2011
Libya LY: Energy Imports: Net: % of Energy Use (%)	-102.96 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Alternative and Nuclear Energy: % of Total Energy Use (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total (%)	99.11 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Combustible Renewables and Waste: % of Total Energy (%)	0.85 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita (kWh)	1,857.16 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: Energy Use: Kg of Oil Equivalent per Capita (kg)	2,880.14 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: CO2 Intensity: Kg per Kg of Oil Equivalent Energy Use (kg)	3.19 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Libya LY: CO2 Emissions (kt)	56,996.18 2014	yearly	1960 - 2014
Libya LY: CO2 Emissions: Metric Tons per Capita (Metric Ton)	9.19 2014	yearly	1960 - 2014
Libya LY: CO2 Emissions: Kg per PPP of GDP (kg)	0.57 2011	yearly	1999 - 2011
Libya LY: Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: HFC, PFC & SF6: Thousand Metric Tons o... (Metric Ton th)	366.00 2012	yearly	1970 - 2012
Libya LY: Agricultural Methane Emissions: % of Total (%)	4.65 2008	yearly	1970 - 2008
Libya LY: Methane Emissions: Kt of CO2 Equivalent (kt)	18,494.95 2012	yearly	1970 - 2012
Libya LY: Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions: % of Total (%)	50.62 2008	yearly	1970 - 2008
Libya LY: Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (Metric Ton th)	1,465.66 2012	yearly	1970 - 2012
Libya LY: Bird Species: Threatened (Unit)	8.00 2017	yearly	2017 - 2017
Libya LY: Fish Species: Threatened (Unit)	32.00 2017	yearly	2017 - 2017
Libya LY: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened (Unit)	3.00 2017	yearly	2017 - 2017
Libya LY: Mammal Species: Threatened (Unit)	10.00 2017	yearly	2017 - 2017
Libya LY: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)	3.58 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Libya LY: Population in Largest City (Person)	1,128,104.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population (%)	22.76 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million (Person)	1,128,104.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Tot... (%)	17.93 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)	0.11 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Libya LY: Pump Price for Gasoline: USD per Liter (USD)	0.11 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Agriculture: % of Total Freshwater With... (%)	83.19 2012	yearly	1985 - 2012
Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Domestic: % of Total Freshwater Withdra... (%)	12.01 2012	yearly	1985 - 2012
Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Industry: % of Total Freshwater Withdra... (%)	4.80 2012	yearly	1990 - 2012
Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Total: Billion Cubic Meters (Cub m bn)	5.76 2012	yearly	1975 - 2012
Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Total: % of Internal Resources (%)	822.86 2014	yearly	1977 - 2014
Libya LY: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources: Total: Billion Cubic Meters (Cub m bn)	0.70 2014	yearly	1962 - 2014
Libya LY: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita (Cub m)	112.83 2014	yearly	1962 - 2014
Libya LY: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area (%)	0.64 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Libya LY: Total Reserves: Including Gold (USD mn)	70,191.44 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)	69.98 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Libya LY: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)	65,894.31 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Domestic Credit: Net (LYD mn)	20,327.74 2016	yearly	1963 - 2016
Libya LY: Foreign Assets: Net (LYD mn)	106,479.39 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Libya LY: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)	2.50 2014	yearly	1968 - 2014
Libya LY: Lending Interest Rate (% pa)	6.00 2014	yearly	1964 - 2014
Libya LY: Interest Rate Spread (% pa)	3.50 2014	yearly	1968 - 2014
Libya LY: Real Interest Rate (% pa)	-10.36 2011	yearly	2000 - 2011
Libya LY: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)	-114.69 2011	yearly	1990 - 2011
Libya LY: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)	19.69 2011	yearly	1990 - 2011
Libya LY: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)	138.70 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Libya LY: Burden of Customs Procedure: WEF: 1=Extremely Inefficient To 7=Extreme... (NA)	2.60 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Libya LY: Quality of Port Infrastructure: WEF: 1=Extremely Underdeveloped To 7=W... (NA)	2.60 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Libya LY: Air Transport: Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide (Unit)	10,763.20 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Libya LY: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)	1.38 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Libya LY: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)	1,283,181.31 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Libya LY: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Maximum Value In 2004 = 100 (NA)	4.86 2016	yearly	2004 - 2016
Libya LY: Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers (Person)	168,920.00 2016	yearly	2008 - 2016
Libya LY: Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers: per 100 People (Ratio)	2.68 2016	yearly	2008 - 2016
Libya LY: Secure Internet Servers (Unit)	25.00 2016	yearly	2005 - 2016
Libya LY: Secure Internet Servers: per 1 Million People (Number)	3.97 2016	yearly	2005 - 2016
Libya LY: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	11.00 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	4.00 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Efficiency of Customs Cl... (NA)	1.88 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Quality of Trade and Tra... (NA)	2.04 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ease of Arranging Compet... (NA)	2.40 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Competence and Quality o... (NA)	2.50 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Overall (NA)	2.26 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Frequency with which Shi... (NA)	2.83 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ability to Track and Tra... (NA)	1.85 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Libya LY: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)	109,000,000.00 2013	yearly	1960 - 2013
Libya LY: Armed Forces Personnel: Total (Person)	0.00 2014	yearly	1985 - 2014
Libya LY: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Libya LY: Military Expenditure (LYD mn)	4,778.70 2014	yearly	1960 - 2014
Libya LY: Military Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	1.26 2008	yearly	1997 - 2008
Libya LY: Arms Exports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)	0.00 2011	yearly	1972 - 2011
Libya LY: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (USD mn)	8,664.60 2008	yearly	1990 - 2008
Libya LY: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (LYD mn)	10,602.00 2008	yearly	1990 - 2008
Libya LY: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (%)	9.94 2008	yearly	1990 - 2008
Libya LY: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrepanc... (USD mn)	14,553.78 2008	yearly	1990 - 2008

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