🇱🇾 Libya National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Libya government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $70.8 billion, growing at $79 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 154%. Per-citizen share: $9,402.
IMF WEO October 2026. The World Bank Macro Poverty Outlook (April 2026), used here until October 2026, put Libya's debt materially lower; post-conflict fiscal fragmentation makes every estimate uncertain.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Libya ranks 4th by debt-to-GDP, 67th by total debt and 56th by debt per person.
About Libya's National Debt
Libya holds vast oil wealth but its public finances are fractured by post-2011 conflict and rival administrations, leaving budgets and debt figures unreliable and politically contested.
Libya's debt-to-GDP ratio of 154% is among the highest in the world: higher than 97% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Libya ranks 67th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $79 per second, Libya adds about $7 million to its government debt every day — roughly $2.5 billion per year. Each of Libya's 8 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $9,402. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Libya National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Libya's national debt right now?
Libya's national debt is approximately $70.8 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $79 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 154% and each citizen's share is about $9,402.
How fast is Libya's debt growing?
Libya's government debt is growing at approximately $79 per second — about $7 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Libya's debt per capita?
Each of Libya's 8 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $9,402 of the national debt.
What is Libya's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Libya's debt-to-GDP ratio is 154%. That is higher than 97% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Libya's government debt at this level?
Libya holds vast oil wealth but its public finances are fractured by post-2011 conflict and rival administrations, leaving budgets and debt figures unreliable and politically contested.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 68,802,652,866 + 79 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=ly (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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