Libya

Inflation in Libya

Inflation in Libya: 14.3% a year in 1980 and 1.8% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.8% a year
Since 1980
−12.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
120 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
10.2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in LibyaInflation in Libya: 14.3% a year in 1980 and 1.8% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 10.2% a year 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 10.2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 25.9% a year in 2016, the lowest -9.9% a year in 2002.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearLibya
20251.8
20242.1
20232.4
20224.5
20212.9
20201.4
2019-2.2
201813.2
201725.8
201625.9
201510
20142.4
20132.6
20126.1
201115.9
20102.5
20092.4
200810.4
20076.2
20061.5
20052.7
20041.3
2003-2.1
2002-9.9
2001-8.8
2000-2.9
19992.6
19983.7
19973.6
19964
19958.3
199410.7
19937.5
19929.5
199111.7
19900.7
19894.5
19883.1
19874.4
19863.4
19859.1
198412.4
198310.5
198213.8
198113.2
198014.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearLibya
202614.1
202716.1
202813.3
202912.8
203011.1
203110.2

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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