Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), All in Libya
Libya: Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), All was 4.72 billion in 2024. β² Rising
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), All in Libya, 2009β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all in Libya is 4.72 billion, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all in Libya peaked at 6.92 billion in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.69 billion, in 2020.
That places Libya 89th out of 245 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.02 billion | 3.02 billion | 3.02 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.37 billion | 4.07 billion | 6.92 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 billion | 2.69 billion | 4.88 billion | 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 outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all in Libya?
- Outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all in Libya was 4.72 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 billion in 2017.
- What is the lowest outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 billion in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all?
- Libya ranks 89th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), all rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), All financial 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.