Bank assets growth in USD terms fell 55.8% to -16.5% in Libya in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank assets growth in USD terms in Libya reached an all time high of 57.9% in 2008 and an all time low of -16.5% in 2015. When compared to Libya's main peers, bank assets growth in USD terms in Algeria amounted to -15.3%, -9.97% in Chad, 15.9% in Egypt and -10.1% in Tunisia in 2015.
Libya has been ranked 135th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of bank assets growth in USD terms, 135 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Assets Growth (USD) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Algeria | % | 14.9% | 5.10% | 6.02% | 4.56% | -15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 8.04% | 2.93% | 18.6% | -3.88% | 0.388% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 19.9% | 10.1% | 26.4% | 15.7% | -9.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | -1.41% | 5.36% | 8.87% | 13.7% | 15.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 2.37% | 5.83% | 9.77% | -5.09% | 4.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | -1.27% | 3.81% | -3.54% | -12.5% | -7.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.3% | 15.9% | 6.60% | -10.6% | -16.5% | ... | ... | |||||
| Malta | % | 2.24% | 7.26% | 6.95% | -1.08% | -9.39% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 14.1% | 0.337% | 8.99% | 0.342% | -11.2% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | -15.2% | 7.95% | 51.9% | 17.8% | -9.63% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 7.65% | 8.60% | 14.3% | 8.44% | -11.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 9.79% | 13.8% | 9.33% | 8.77% | 7.08% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | -0.780% | 17.9% | -4.07% | -10.7% | -4.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | -5.52% | 8.39% | -10.4% | -4.45% | 11.7% | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 11.8% | -0.089% | 2.49% | 4.12% | -10.1% | ... |
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