CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Libya
Libya: CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. was 0.6% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Libya, 1987–2014
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2014, cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Libya stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.3% on the previous year and up 127.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Libya peaked at 15.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -9.8%, in 2002.
That places Libya 134th out of 156 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.4% | — |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | -1.3% | -135.0% |
| 2002 | -9.8% | +641.4% |
| 2003 | -2.2% | -77.6% |
| 2004 | -2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -220.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +333.6% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +66.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -76.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +451.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -60.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -57.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -77.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 29% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -641.4% | -1.3% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | +451.0% | 2.8% | 15.5% |
| 2007 | +333.6% | 1.4% | 6.2% |
| 2005 | +220.5% | -2.2% | 2.6% |
| 2001 | -135.0% | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | +77.6% | -9.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -9.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 0.6% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Libya?
- Cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Libya was 0.6% in 2014, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.8% in 2002.
- How does Libya rank for cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.?
- Libya ranks 134th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The consumer price index reflects the change in prices for the average consumer of a constant basket of consumer goods. Data is in nominal percentage terms, measured on a year-on-year basis, and seasonally adjusted.