Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya
Libya: Adjusted net savings per capita was -1,912 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted net savings per capita in Libya stood at -1,912 current US$. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 640.2% on the previous year and down 165.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Libya peaked at 5,072 current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1,912 current US$, in 2020.
That places Libya 164th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -10.32 current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 1,045 current US$ | -10221.9% |
| 2004 | 789.91 current US$ | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 2,528 current US$ | +220.1% |
| 2006 | 3,833 current US$ | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 4,180 current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 5,072 current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 1,643 current US$ | -67.6% |
| 2010 | 2,943 current US$ | +79.1% |
| 2011 | 526.29 current US$ | -82.1% |
| 2012 | 2,770 current US$ | +426.4% |
| 2013 | 842.33 current US$ | -69.6% |
| 2014 | -270.17 current US$ | -132.1% |
| 2015 | -682.39 current US$ | +152.6% |
| 2016 | -910.45 current US$ | +33.4% |
| 2017 | 617.51 current US$ | -167.8% |
| 2018 | 1,467 current US$ | +137.6% |
| 2019 | 353.96 current US$ | -75.9% |
| 2020 | -1,912 current US$ | -640.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -1,912 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 439.77 current US$. (47 countries reporting)
- Libya's -1,912 current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 365.31 current US$. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +10221.9% | -10.32 current US$ | 1,045 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,385 current US$ | -10.32 current US$ | 5,072 current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 765.73 current US$ | -910.45 current US$ | 2,943 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,912 current US$ | -1,912 current US$ | -1,912 current US$ | 1 |
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More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Libya?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Libya was -1,912 current US$ in 2020, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5,072 current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,912 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Libya ranks 164th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 165.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.