Remittances in Libya

Libya: Remittances was 0.0266 in 2006. ▲ Rising

Latest (2006)
0.0266
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
191st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0342
in 2002
All-time low
0.0235
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2006

Remittances in Libya, 2000–2006

00.010.020.032000200320062000: 0.0242001: 0.0292002: 0.0342003: 0.032004: 0.032005: 0.0322006: 0.027

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Libya recorded 0.0266 for remittances in 2006.

The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Libya ranks 191st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Remittances in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Remittances in Libya, 2000 to 2006.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0235 —
2001 0.0293 +24.7%
2002 0.0342 +16.6%
2003 0.0305 -10.9%
2004 0.0302 -0.9%
2005 0.0317 +5.0%
2006 0.0266 -16.0%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 0.0266 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.62, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 0.0266 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.35, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 188 United States 0.0294 compare
  2. 189 Chile 0.0281 compare
  3. 190 Saudi Arabia 0.0275
  4. 192 Kuwait 0.0152
  5. 193 Papua New Guinea 0.0126 compare
  6. 194 Central African Republic 0.0124

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More reference data data for Libya

All data for Libya →

Frequently asked questions

What is remittances in Libya?
Remittances in Libya was 0.0266 in 2006, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remittances recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0342 in 2002.
What is the lowest remittances recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 in 2000.
How does Libya rank for remittances?
Libya ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2006.
Is remittances rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remittances. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Remittances in Libya. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/remittances/libya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/remittances/libya/">Remittances in Libya</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Remittances
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,088 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed