Libya — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Libya, 1965–2025.
Inflation for Libya was 1.84% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 61 years, from 1965 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 29.38% in 1978. The lowest was -9.80% in 2002 (about -5.3× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.00% per year.
Libya ranks 133 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Libya sits below it. It peaked in 1978 and has fallen 94% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 82%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 13 of 23 economies; Jordan (1.77%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3275% in 1973. That is 77% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1965 level: doubled by 1978.
World ranking. Slipped: 9th of 76 in 1965 → 92nd of 92 in 1970 → 82nd of 106 in 1980 → 63rd of 131 in 1990 → 161st of 163 in 2000 → 107th of 186 in 2010 → 101st of 178 in 2020 → 117th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1965 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 2.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 2.37% | -2.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.51% | +1.6 pp |
| 2021 | 2.87% | +1.4 pp |
| 2020 | 1.45% | +3.6 pp |
| 2019 | -2.16% | -15.3 pp |
| 2018 | 13.17% | -12.6 pp |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 25.85% | +15.5 pp |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +8.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.61% | -3.5 pp |
| 2012 | 6.06% | -9.5 pp |
| 2011 | 15.52% | +12.7 pp |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2.46% | -7.9 pp |
| 2008 | 10.36% | +4.1 pp |
| 2007 | 6.25% | +4.8 pp |
| 2006 | 1.46% | -1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.65% | +4.8 pp |
| 2004 | -2.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -2.19% | +7.6 pp |
| 2002 | -9.8% | -1.0 pp |
| 2001 | -8.81% | -5.9 pp |
| 2000 | -2.9% | -5.5 pp |
| 1999 | 2.65% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 3.55% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 4.03% | -3.2 pp |
| 1995 | 7.24% | +2.1 pp |
| 1994 | 5.11% | -6.0 pp |
| 1993 | 11.07% | +1.7 pp |
| 1992 | 9.36% | -2.5 pp |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +3.4 pp |
| 1990 | 8.45% | +6.9 pp |
| 1989 | 1.51% | -4.6 pp |
| 1988 | 6.09% | +1.7 pp |
| 1987 | 4.36% | +1.1 pp |
| 1986 | 3.29% | -5.8 pp |
| 1985 | 9.14% | -3.3 pp |
| 1984 | 12.48% | +1.9 pp |
| 1983 | 10.61% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 10.26% | -0.9 pp |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 1980 | 9.73% | +15.8 pp |
| 1979 | -6.04% | -35.4 pp |
| 1978 | 29.38% | +23.1 pp |
| 1977 | 6.28% | +0.8 pp |
| 1976 | 5.48% | -3.6 pp |
| 1975 | 9.12% | +1.7 pp |
| 1974 | 7.46% | -0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 7.97% | +8.2 pp |
| 1972 | -0.25% | +2.9 pp |
| 1971 | -3.1% | +2.2 pp |
| 1970 | -5.3% | -15.1 pp |
| 1969 | 9.79% | +9.4 pp |
| 1968 | 0.39% | -6.9 pp |
| 1967 | 7.3% | -4.9 pp |
| 1966 | 12.24% | +0.8 pp |
| 1965 | 11.42% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Libya’s Inflation in 1966?
12.24% (1966). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Libya’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1965 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -83.9% in total — about 3.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.84%; 2024: 2.13%; 2023: 2.37%; 2022: 4.51%; 2021: 2.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.