Libya - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Libya was ($8,858,756,000) as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $37,928,240,000 in 2008 and ($18,460,310,000) in 2014.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1990 $2,472,458,000
1991 $981,118,700
1992 $1,734,730,000
1993 ($1,012,484,000)
1994 $262,629,200
1995 $1,726,860,000
1996 $1,327,839,000
1997 $1,516,598,000
1998 ($412,746,000)
1999 $2,028,892,000
2000 $6,825,459,000
2001 $3,379,607,000
2002 $2,186,614,000
2003 $6,309,375,000
2004 $10,394,640,000
2005 $17,311,420,000
2006 $24,875,760,000
2007 $29,149,370,000
2008 $37,928,240,000
2009 $10,345,430,000
2010 $17,577,360,000
2011 $3,483,091,000
2012 $28,554,330,000
2013 $3,671,935,000
2014 ($18,460,310,000)
2015 ($9,553,360,000)
2016 ($4,699,079,000)
2017 $3,846,391,000
2018 $11,113,700,000
2019 $3,376,708,000
2020 ($8,858,756,000)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Libya was -12,385,430,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46,409,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of -23,488,900,000 in 2014.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1990 700,200,000
1991 275,400,000
1992 488,500,000
1993 -308,200,000
1994 91,500,000
1995 722,000,000
1996 580,000,000
1997 699,000,000
1998 -193,000,000
1999 941,000,000
2000 3,496,000,000
2001 2,045,000,000
2002 2,777,000,000
2003 8,076,000,000
2004 13,513,030,000
2005 22,650,260,000
2006 32,676,800,000
2007 36,804,000,000
2008 46,409,000,000
2009 12,968,000,000
2010 22,267,000,000
2011 4,264,000,000
2012 36,027,000,000
2013 4,669,600,000
2014 -23,488,900,000
2015 -13,195,100,000
2016 -6,533,600,000
2017 5,361,100,000
2018 15,170,200,000
2019 4,720,300,000
2020 -12,385,430,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Libya was -10,199,670,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,246,640,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of -20,592,350,000 in 2014.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2003 8,076,000,000
2004 5,628,939,000
2005 5,631,539,000
2006 10,246,640,000
2007 8,599,559,000
2008 4,701,083,000
2009 -1,233,054,000
2010 -1,818,938,000
2011 -3,547,686,000
2012 -1,990,108,000
2013 -14,967,460,000
2014 -20,592,350,000
2015 -9,661,673,000
2016 -4,555,980,000
2017 -264,971,700
2018 -548,387,100
2019 -2,754,257,000
2020 -10,199,670,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Libya was -34.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 45.26 in 2006, while its lowest value was -44.87 in 2014.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1990 8.55
1991 3.07
1992 5.12
1993 -3.30
1994 0.92
1995 6.76
1996 4.76
1997 4.94
1998 -1.51
1999 5.64
2000 17.83
2001 9.91
2002 10.68
2003 24.02
2004 31.38
2005 36.57
2006 45.26
2007 43.17
2008 43.53
2009 16.41
2010 23.51
2011 10.04
2012 34.88
2013 5.61
2014 -44.87
2015 -34.31
2016 -17.94
2017 10.15
2018 21.13
2019 6.48
2020 -34.85

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts