Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Libya
Libya: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 39.44 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Libya is 39.44 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Libya peaked at 258.52 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.01 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1996.
Libya ranks 85th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 258.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 220.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1962 | 175.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 1963 | 141.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.4% |
| 1964 | 108.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 1965 | 38.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -64.5% |
| 1966 | 7.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -79.3% |
| 1967 | 14.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +77.2% |
| 1968 | 26.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +90.7% |
| 1969 | 28.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 16.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -43.2% |
| 1971 | 10.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.5% |
| 1972 | 20.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | +98.4% |
| 1973 | 33.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +60.7% |
| 1974 | 27.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 2.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -90.5% |
| 1976 | 13.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +433.0% |
| 1977 | 10.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1978 | 6.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -36.0% |
| 1979 | 3.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -50.4% |
| 1980 | 9.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | +196.3% |
| 1981 | 3.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | -65.2% |
| 1982 | 4.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 3.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 3.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 4.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 2.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.8% |
| 1987 | 2.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 4.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +78.3% |
| 1990 | 2.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 2.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 1.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -59.4% |
| 1993 | 1.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.4% |
| 1994 | 1.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 1.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.6% |
| 1996 | 1.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -34.1% |
| 1997 | 1.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 1.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +41.3% |
| 1999 | 1.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 4.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +237.1% |
| 2006 | 8.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | +76.5% |
| 2007 | 3.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -58.0% |
| 2008 | 10.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | +182.4% |
| 2009 | 6.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 3.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -41.3% |
| 2011 | 115.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2961.2% |
| 2012 | 26.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -76.7% |
| 2013 | 24.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 34.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 33.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 76.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +130.6% |
| 2018 | 51.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 2019 | 49.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 47.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 52.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 40.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 50.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 2024 | 39.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 39.44 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 39.44 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.68 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2961.2% | 3.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 115.51 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1976 | +433.0% | 2.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.66 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2005 | +237.1% | 1.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.96 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 258.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 33.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 115.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 39.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 52.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 82 Niger 40.13 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 84 Benin 39.58 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 86 Ethiopia 39.16 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 87 Jamaica 38.35 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 88 Cyprus 37.47 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
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 foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Libya?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Libya was 39.44 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 258.52 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Libya rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Libya ranks 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.