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Libya
Libya's GDP growth is 13.37 %, the 2nd highest of 127. And its unemployment rate is 18.76 %, ranked 121st of 124.
Of 9 fields published for Libya, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
39 % of US prices
Money's value
34.10 %
100 saved in Libya in 2000 buys what 34 buys today — 66 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Minimum wage
$553 PPP/mo
The law in Libya sets the floor at about $553 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
1.84 %
At 1.8 % a year, prices double in about 39 years if it holds.
Public holidays
5 days
ranked 98th of 104
Inflation rate
1.84 %
ranked 9th of 123
Currency
0.00 %
ranked 14th of 71
Price level
39 % of US prices
ranked 47th of 125
Minimum wage
$553 PPP/mo
ranked 51st of 85
| Money's value | 34.10 % | ranked 61st of 116 |
✓ 9 fields published for Libya, every one dated and sourced · 26 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Libya: mortgage rate, real policy rate, lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, take-home pay, tax on pay, house price growth since 2015, house price growth, rent, petrol, electricity, tax wedge, minimum wage, retirement age (men), retirement age (women), average salary, monthly earnings, median earnings, median income, vat, corporate tax, top income tax, government debt, debt per person.
Sources for all 9 figures
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025