Country
Libya LBY
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +2.5
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap26.4
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical48.4
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth58.8
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity85.5
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance18.0
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Libya sovereign credibility, in brief
Libya scores 42.2 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 5 of 8 in Middle East & North Africa, the 50th percentile of the region. The score has risen 1.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 12.7% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (42/100) | slightly improving.
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 5/8 in Middle East & North Africa · 50th percentile
Region avg 38.5 · best 62.3 · worst 15.4
Ranked either side
- Afghanistan 50.8
- Iraq 45.3
- Lebanon 23.0
- Iran, Islamic Rep. 15.5
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +19.9%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +9.7%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 114.6 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 4.2% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 1.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 13.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 1.5M | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 8.8% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.0% | 2006-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 31.6 mo | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 137.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 18.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 19.0% | 2012-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $6,449 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 47.8% | 2012-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -1.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.