Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Libya
Libya: Personal remittances and foreign aid received was 16.00 million current US$ in 2006. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Libya, 2000–2006
Source: World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received in Libya is 16.00 million current US$, measured in 2006. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
That places Libya 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Libya
- 174 Somalia 21.70 million current US$ compare
- 175 San Marino 21.04 million current US$ compare
- 176 Gabon 18.46 million current US$ compare
- 179 Kiribati 13.36 million current US$ compare
- 180 Mauritania 13.18 million current US$ compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received in Libya?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received in Libya was 16.00 million current US$ in 2006, according to World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.00 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Libya rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
- Libya ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2006.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.