Bank loans growth in USD terms fell 458% to -34.1% in Libya in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans growth in USD terms in Libya reached an all time high of 29.4% in 2006 and an all time low of -34.1% in 2015. When compared to Libya's main peers, bank loans growth in USD terms in Algeria amounted to -2.84%, -1.56% in Chad, 25.8% in Egypt and 5.17% in Tunisia in 2015.
Libya has been ranked 136th within the group of 138 countries we follow in terms of bank loans growth in USD terms, 136 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans 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 | % | 21.4% | 6.43% | 23.2% | 12.2% | -2.84% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | -4.35% | 5.09% | 26.0% | -1.70% | 5.21% | |||||||
| Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.8% | 22.0% | 28.7% | 12.2% | -1.56% | |||||||
| Egypt | % | -2.08% | 1.30% | 0.526% | 11.2% | 25.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | -3.60% | 4.22% | 8.76% | -6.98% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | -1.65% | -6.57% | 0.425% | -2.94% | -7.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.498% | 21.1% | 13.4% | 9.53% | -34.1% | ... | ... | |||||
| Malta | % | 0.229% | 5.93% | 4.04% | -6.86% | 18.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.7% | -1.28% | 6.43% | 1.45% | 3.25% | ... | ... | ||||||
| Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.8% | 12.1% | 11.8% | 9.16% | 16.7% | ... | ... | |||||
| Nigeria | % | -11.4% | 20.8% | 19.5% | 10.5% | 0.847% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 9.33% | ... | |
| Spain | % | -5.92% | 60.7% | -2.18% | -12.1% | -3.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | -2.78% | 0.214% | -4.35% | -5.53% | 20.6% | ... | ... | |||||
| Tunisia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.68% | -3.69% | 0.908% | 5.41% | 5.17% | ... |
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