Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt in Libya
Libya: Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt was -1.05 billion in 2024. β Volatile
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt in Libya, 2009β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Libya stood at -1.05 billion. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 318.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Libya peaked at 554.61 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.05 billion, in 2024.
Libya ranks 233rd of 245 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 536.07 million | 536.07 million | 536.07 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 237.39 million | -167.27 million | 554.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -477.19 million | -1.05 billion | 351.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More external debt data for Libya
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 79.34 million (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -1.14 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -1.14 (2030)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 73.84 (2015)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 4.70 million (2025)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) -794.70 million (2023)
- Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities 794.70 million (2023)
- Other investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 2.21 billion (2023)
- Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) 2.62 billion (2023)
- Other investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities -13.50 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Libya?
- Inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Libya was -1.05 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 554.61 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.05 billion in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt?
- Libya ranks 233rd out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 318.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.