MacroLibya
Debt per person in Libya
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Libya's debt per person is $9,918 — #73 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$9,918
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Libya would carry about $9,918 of it.
Among 124 countries
- Rank
- #73 of 124
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 41 %
- 51 of 124 countries
In Africa: #20 of 21vs median $6,404: +55 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Libya |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Guyana | $9,368 | −$550 |
| 72 | Montenegro | $9,409 | −$509 |
| 73 | Libya | $9,918 | — |
| 74 | Brazil | $9,995 | +$77 |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | $10,983 | +$1,065 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.