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Government debt in Libya

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Libya's government debt is 153.80 % — #123 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

153.80%

Checked 21 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 1.5 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Libya over time

238.00 %119.70 %1.40 %238.00 % · 20201.40 % · 20091990: 71.20 %1991: 64.90 %1992: 62.80 %1993: 64.30 %1994: 61.40 %1995: 59.70 %1996: 67.20 %1997: 63.60 %1998: 67.70 %1999: 55.30 %2000: 42.40 %2001: 41.80 %2002: 34.00 %2003: 26.30 %2004: 4.00 %2005: 3.20 %2006: 2.70 %2007: 3.40 %2008: 2.50 %2009: 1.40 %2010: 12.00 %2011: 4.20 %2012: 2.70 %2013: 25.90 %2014: 60.20 %2015: 69.40 %2016: 89.50 %2017: 91.80 %2018: 95.90 %2019: 110.30 %2020: 238.00 %2021: 98.40 %2022: 77.60 %2023: 91.60 %2024: 115.30 %2025: 153.80 %199020082025153.80 %
36 official observations, 1990 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#123 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
2 %
2 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 38.50 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
84.20 pp
peak 238.00 % in 2020
Full series
▲ 82.60 pp
since 1990

In Africa: #21 of 21vs median 54.70 %: +99.10 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Libya: ahead of 2 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtLibya 153.80 % →12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Libya is ahead of 2 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Libya
121 Bahrain144.30 %−9.50 pp
122 Greece146.60 %−7.20 pp
123 Libya153.80 %—
124 Singapore165.70 %+11.90 pp
125 Japan204.80 %+51.00 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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