Libya recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 31.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Libya averaged 1.28 percent of GDP from 2003 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 38.20 percent of GDP in 2005 and a record low of -31.10 percent of GDP in 2025. source: Central Bank of Lybia

Government Budget in Libya is expected to reach -2.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Libya Government Budget is projected to trend around -1.60 percent of GDP in 2027 and -2.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 136838.40 123194.00 LYD Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -31.10 -25.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 58.60 337.10 LYD Million Dec 2025
Government Revenues 136897.00 123531.10 LYD Million Dec 2025
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Libya Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-31.10 -25.90 38.20 -31.10 2003 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly