Policy reform
The central bank clarified its stance on the 2,000-dollar personal allowance and mudaraba deposit certificates
Sep 20, 2026 · Central Bank of Libya
Countries / North Africa / Libya
Libya
Upper-middle income · Hydrocarbon exporter · Data availability: sparse
An oil economy in institutional fragmentation: hydrocarbons provide nearly all revenue, but output swings with political conflict over control of fields and ports. Reconstruction and unification of institutions are the standing challenges.
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Vitals
Core figures — the latest value each source holds, the previous reading and the bloc median.
GDP
$48.1B
as of 2025
down from $48.5B (2024)
Maghreb median $182.4B
Real GDP growth
13.4%
as of 2025
up from 1.9% (2024)
Maghreb median 3.8%
Inflation, year-on-year
14.3%
as of Aug 2026
up from 13.0% (Jul 2026)
GDP per person
$6,449
as of 2025
down from $6,569 (2024)
Maghreb median $4,672
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Quarterly report
Written once from the quarter's findings, then frozen.
Q3 2026 · Libya
LBY — Q3 2026 brief
Libya’s annual inflation reached 12.7% in June 2026, 9.2 percentage points above its 2021–2026 average of 3.53%. A gap that large had appeared twice in the preceding 58 months. The Q3 2026 findings thus documented an unusually elevated inflation reading from before the publication quarter.
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Libya's annual inflation has risen in 6 of the last 8 months, from 1.89% in November 2025 to 13.0% in July 2026: up 11 points.
Consumer price inflation, year-on-year (monthly) [World Bank GEM] (percent, year-on-year)12.97
TrendLibya's household spending has risen for 5 straight years, from $21.4 billion in 2020 to $44 billion in 2025: more than twice as high.
TrendLibya's final consumption expenditure at constant prices have risen for 3 straight years, from 44.6 billion (local currency) in 2022 to 54.4 billion in 2025: up 22%.
Multi-year highLibya's government spending at constant prices reached $23.5 billion in 2025, their highest level since 2015.
TrendLibya's GNI at purchasing-power parity has risen for 3 straight years, from $88.9 billion in 2022 to $127.9 billion in 2025: up 44%.
TrendLibya's asylum seekers hosted has risen for 4 straight years, from 36,741 in 2021 to 105,954 in 2025: nearly three times higher.
Agenda Watch
Official decisions and what the news is reporting, with the original source named.
| Date | Decision | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2026 | The Central Bank of Libya reconstituted its Monetary Policy Committee and formed new oversight committees. | Policy reform | Central Bank of Libya (cbl.gov.ly) |
| Oct 20, 2026 | The Central Bank of Libya invited commercial banks to subscribe to issue 35-2026 of unrestricted Mudaraba deposit certificates. | Financing | Central Bank of Libya (cbl.gov.ly) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | The central bank clarified its stance on the 2,000-dollar personal allowance and mudaraba deposit certificates | Policy reform | Central Bank of Libya (cbl.gov.ly) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | The central bank issued Circular 11/2026 on selling personal foreign-exchange allocations in cash | Policy reform | Central Bank of Libya (cbl.gov.ly) |
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Economy & growth
GDP, output, investment, savings · 211 series
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Open indicators →Financial sectorCredit, banks, markets · 33 series
Open indicators →Energy & environmentOil, gas, power, emissions · 88 series
Open indicators →Technology & infrastructureInternet, mobile, transport · 30 series
Open indicators →PeoplePopulation, jobs, health, education · 40 series
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