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Libya - Current Account Balance 1987

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
-3.88% −3.21% from 1986 Global rank: 55th

Libya's current account balance was -3.88% in 1987, decreased +3.21% from -0.64% in 1986. This was the 55th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1987▾
Current Account Balance by Country - 1987
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Bhutan -34.82% 26.2%
2nd Mongolia -32.79% 10.4%
3rd Antigua and Barbuda -32.08% 19.3%
4th Equatorial Guinea -25.93% -
5th Nicaragua -17.93% -50.6%
6th Guyana -17.43% 14.6%
7th Mozambique -16.23% -110.2%
8th Gabon -13.68% 29.4%
9th Grenada -13.58% -33.5%
10th Lao PDR -12.70% -408.3%
11th Paraguay -12.33% -70.1%
12th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -11.53% -81.8%
13th Myanmar -11.52% 38.0%
14th Saudi Arabia -11.39% 16.0%
15th São Tomé and Principe -11.19% 11.4%
16th Kiribati -11.15% -127.4%
17th Mauritania -10.95% 33.1%
18th St. Kitts and Nevis -10.91% -60.2%
19th Zambia -10.82% 25.9%
20th Guinea-Bissau -9.98% 5.2%
21st Bolivia, Plurinational State of -9.94% -30.8%
22nd Congo, Republic of -9.69% 70.7%
23rd Mali -8.76% 31.7%
24th Ecuador -8.51% -93.4%
25th Burundi -8.42% -233.9%
26th Seychelles -7.96% 50.3%
27th Niger -7.92% -36.0%
28th Vanuatu -7.41% -255.7%
29th Côte d'Ivoire -6.94% -195.6%
30th Cameroon -6.84% -111.1%
31st Comoros -6.82% 43.3%
32nd Senegal -6.62% -28.5%
33rd Kenya -6.30% -1,838.0%
34th Papua New Guinea -6.29% -111.4%
35th Dominican Republic -6.25% -168.9%
36th Guatemala -6.25% -2,003.1%
37th Lebanon -6.15% 18.6%
38th Central African Republic -6.11% 18.2%
39th Costa Rica -5.66% -238.3%
40th Peru -5.60% -3.1%
41st Bahrain -5.22% -164.4%
42nd Jordan -5.21% -744.0%
43rd Tanzania -5.21% -157.4%
44th Rwanda -4.89% -75.6%
45th Sri Lanka -4.88% 32.2%
46th Trinidad and Tobago -4.69% 44.5%
47th Aruba -4.63% -0.6%
48th Dominica -4.62% 11.2%
49th Sierra Leone -4.60% -168.3%
50th Madagascar -4.38% -33.6%
51st Norway -4.35% 30.0%
52nd Nepal -4.17% -14.8%
53rd New Zealand -4.02% 28.4%
54th Argentina -3.89% -61.4%
55th Libya -3.88% -479.1%
56th St. Lucia -3.81% -132.4%
57th Jamaica -3.80% -10.7%
58th Malawi -3.52% -19.6%
59th Togo -3.43% -9.1%
60th Australia -3.39% 32.9%
61st United States -3.31% -2.9%
62nd Iceland -3.30% -721.9%
63rd Israel -3.27% -187.7%
64th Honduras -3.26% -84.4%
65th Chile -3.25% 49.1%
66th Congo, Democratic Republic of -3.21% -158.9%
67th Canada -3.17% -3.5%
68th Indonesia -2.76% 35.0%
69th Solomon Islands -2.76% -148.8%
70th Denmark -2.75% 46.3%
71st Syrian Arab Republic -2.62% -32.4%
72nd Viet Nam -2.60% 24.4%
73rd Bulgaria -2.56% 5.3%
74th Hungary -2.48% 54.9%
75th Benin -2.19% 19.5%
76th Chad -2.19% 41.9%
77th Bahamas, The -2.02% -164.3%
78th Suriname -1.93% 43.9%
79th Ghana -1.93% -245.1%
80th Uruguay -1.91% -368.3%
81st Sudan -1.90% 89.7%
82nd Finland -1.89% -101.0%
83rd Greece -1.89% 37.3%
84th Burkina Faso -1.87% -137.1%
85th India -1.85% -0.9%
86th Uganda -1.79% -178.7%
87th United Kingdom -1.69% -129.6%
88th Pakistan -1.67% -45.7%
89th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.56% 29.8%
90th Haiti -1.52% -80.7%
91st Guinea -1.28% 72.3%
92nd Philippines -1.17% -142.1%
93rd Cabo Verde -1.09% -217.6%
94th Bangladesh -0.98% 56.5%
95th Türkiye -0.92% 35.4%
96th Thailand -0.73% -230.7%
97th Poland -0.59% 60.4%
98th Tunisia -0.56% 92.1%
99th Singapore -0.52% -129.0%
100th Brazil -0.51% 76.1%
101st France -0.48% -256.3%
102nd Barbados -0.45% 55.0%
103rd Liberia -0.32% -608.7%
104th Italy -0.32% -174.5%
105th Ireland -0.26% 90.9%
106th Austria -0.22% -202.8%
107th Cyprus -0.21% 63.6%
108th Nigeria -0.14% -136.1%
109th Spain -0.08% -105.7%
110th Sweden -0.01% -101.9%
111th Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.05% 101.8%
112th China 0.11% 104.7%
113th Algeria 0.21% 106.3%
114th Albania 0.25% 338.4%
115th Morocco 0.83% 114.5%
116th Zimbabwe 0.86% 218.8%
117th Portugal 0.90% -70.7%
118th Colombia 0.92% -16.0%
119th Malta 1.29% 169.3%
120th Netherlands 1.71% -20.2%
121st Belgium 1.93% -26.5%
122nd Fiji 2.32% 192.3%
123rd Belize 2.53% -35.9%
124th Mexico 2.88% 727.2%
125th Switzerland 3.16% 5.7%
126th Japan 3.27% -18.1%
127th Germany 3.39% -15.4%
128th Mauritius 3.41% -45.0%
129th El Salvador 3.43% -31.4%
130th South Africa 5.29% 39.9%
131st Romania 5.37% 100.9%
132nd Angola 5.53% 289.9%
133rd Maldives 5.70% -16.7%
134th Korea 5.80% 166.8%
135th Tonga 5.98% 515.2%
136th Gambia, The 6.46% 1,785.6%
137th Hong Kong SAR, China 7.66% 18.7%
138th Panama 7.98% 605.8%
139th Malaysia 8.00% 2,488.9%
140th Samoa 10.02% 15.7%
141st Oman 10.04% 192.2%
142nd United Arab Emirates 11.09% 42.4%
143rd Eswatini 11.23% 543.3%
144th Kuwait 20.39% -35.6%
145th Botswana 31.98% 345.8%
146th Qatar 46.12% 17.2%
147th Brunei Darussalam 58.51% -3.4%
148th Lesotho 62.30% 27.7%
Source: World Bank (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Libya's current account balance in 1987?▾

Libya's current account balance in 1987 was -3.88%. This ranked 55th globally.

How did Libya's current account balance change in 1987?▾

Libya's current account balance decreased by 479.1% in 1987 compared to 1986.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 1987?▾

Lesotho had the highest current account balance in 1987 at 62.30%.

What is the current account balance of Libya in 1987?▾

The current account balance of Libya in 1987 was -3.88%. This ranked 55th globally.

How does 1987 compare to 1986 for Libya's current account balance?▾

Libya's current account balance went from -0.64% in 1986 to -3.88% in 1987, a 479.1% decrease.

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