Remittances received — all countries

Remittances received — Libya

Remittances received in Libya in 2006 — 16,000,000 US$. Ranked 147 in the world out of 169. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 77.8%.

2006 16M US$ +6.67% vs 2005
World rank 147of 169
Period maximum 16M US$2006
Period minimum 7M US$2002

Trend over time

2000–2006 · US$

Remittances received — Libya, 2000–20065M7.5M10M12.5M15M17.5M20002001200220032004200520062000: 9,000,000 US$2001: 10,000,000 US$2002: 7,000,000 US$2003: 8,000,000 US$2004: 10,000,000 US$2005: 15,000,000 US$2006: 16,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +7M (+77.78%) Average annual rate: 10.06 %

Comparison, 2006

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

Libya 16M US$
World 292B US$
Northern Africa computed 13.3B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 75.46B US$
Remittances received — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2006 16M +1M +6.67%
2005 15M +5M +50%
2004 10M +2M +25%
2003 8M +1M +14.29%
2002 7M −3M −30%
2001 10M +1M +11.11%
2000 9M

Northern Africa, 2006

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

About the indicator

Personal remittances received by a country: the earnings of labor migrants sent home, plus transfers between households. For a couple of dozen countries this flow is larger than any single export item, and for several it exceeds a fifth of GDP — remittances then become the main external link of the economy, steadier than both direct investment and foreign aid: in a crisis they usually do not fall but rise, because migrants send their families more.

Important: Only transfers through banks and money transfer systems are counted. Cash brought in person does not reach the statistics, so the real volumes are higher — by estimates, noticeably so.

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