Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 153.8 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -30.5 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $44.7 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 1.1 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Above 100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +84.4 pp
- ISO code
- LBY
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $44.7 bn |
| 2024 | $49.3 bn |
| 2023 | $44.0 bn |
| 2022 | $43.3 bn |
| 2021 | $35.2 bn |
| 2020 | $46.9 bn |
| 2019 | $69.2 bn |
| 2018 | $76.7 bn |
| 2017 | $67.2 bn |
| 2016 | $49.9 bn |
| 2015 | $48.7 bn |
| 2014 | $57.4 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1 % |
| 2024 | 0.4 % |
| 2023 | 4.2 % |
| 2022 | 22.2 % |
| 2021 | 11.4 % |
| 2020 | -10.2 % |
| 2019 | 6.7 % |
| 2018 | 14.7 % |
| 2017 | 6.6 % |
| 2016 | -9.4 % |
| 2015 | -18.9 % |
| 2014 | -33.1 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 153.8 % |
| 2024 | 115.3 % |
| 2023 | 91.6 % |
| 2022 | 77.6 % |
| 2021 | 98.4 % |
| 2020 | 238.0 % |
| 2019 | 110.3 % |
| 2018 | 95.9 % |
| 2017 | 91.8 % |
| 2016 | 89.5 % |
| 2015 | 69.4 % |
| 2014 | 60.2 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -30.5 % |
| 2024 | -25.9 % |
| 2023 | -6.7 % |
| 2022 | 23.5 % |
| 2021 | 18.4 % |
| 2020 | -22.3 % |
| 2019 | 11.9 % |
| 2018 | 9.4 % |
| 2017 | -11.1 % |
| 2016 | -29.3 % |
| 2015 | -28.4 % |
| 2014 | -30.6 % |