Libya

Government debt in Libya

Government debt in Libya: 71.2% of GDP in 1990 and 153.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
153.8% of GDP
Since 1990
+82.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
1 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
174.4% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in LibyaGovernment debt in Libya: 71.2% of GDP in 1990 and 153.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 174.4% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 174.4% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 238% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 1.4% of GDP in 2009.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearLibya
2025153.8
2024115.3
202391.6
202277.6
202198.4
2020238
2019110.3
201895.9
201791.8
201689.5
201569.4
201460.2
201325.9
20122.7
20114.2
201012
20091.4
20082.5
20073.4
20062.7
20053.2
20044
200326.3
200234
200141.8
200042.4
199955.3
199867.7
199763.6
199667.2
199559.7
199461.4
199364.3
199262.8
199164.9
199071.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearLibya
2026125.2
2027132.1
2028149.2
2029158.6
2030166.5
2031174.4

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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