Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Libya

Gross national savings in Libya in 2023 — 25.9%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 156. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.8 pp.

2023 25.9% −6.9 pp vs 2022
World rank 59of 156
Period maximum 67.9%2006
Period minimum -0.4%2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Libya, 1990–2023-200204060801990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 25%1991: 14.3%1992: 15.5%1993: 11.5%1994: 15.8%1995: 20.5%1996: 23%1997: 16.7%1998: 11.4%1999: 16.2%2000: 32.4%2001: 27.6%2002: 27.8%2003: 49.3%2004: 43.9%2005: 61.9%2006: 67.9%2007: 64.1%2008: 66.3%2009: 43.2%2010: 51.8%2011: 21.1%2012: 45.6%2013: 30.3%2014: 13.2%2015: 5.7%2016: 1.8%2017: 21.4%2018: 30.9%2019: 19.1%2020: -0.4%2021: 28.8%2022: 32.8%2023: 25.9%
Change over the period: +0.8 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 25.9%
World 26.2%
Northern Africa computed 24.3%
Gross national savings — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 25.9 −6.9 pp
2022 32.8 +4 pp
2021 28.8 +29.2 pp
2020 -0.4 −19.5 pp
2019 19.1 −11.8 pp
2018 30.9 +9.5 pp
2017 21.4 +19.6 pp
2016 1.8 −3.9 pp
2015 5.7 −7.5 pp
2014 13.2 −17 pp
2013 30.3 −15.3 pp
2012 45.6 +24.5 pp
2011 21.1 −30.7 pp
2010 51.8 +8.6 pp
2009 43.2 −23 pp
2008 66.3 +2.1 pp
2007 64.1 −3.8 pp
2006 67.9 +6 pp
2005 61.9 +18 pp
2004 43.9 −5.4 pp
2003 49.3 +21.5 pp
2002 27.8 +0.2 pp
2001 27.6 −4.8 pp
2000 32.4 +16.2 pp
1999 16.2 +4.9 pp
1998 11.4 −5.4 pp
1997 16.7 −6.3 pp
1996 23 +2.5 pp
1995 20.5 +4.7 pp
1994 15.8 +4.3 pp
1993 11.5 −4 pp
1992 15.5 +1.1 pp
1991 14.3 −10.7 pp
1990 25

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.