| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 124.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNAIDS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.05
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNICEF (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNHCR (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.74
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1988 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNDP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNFPA (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNTA (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.41
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: WFP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance and Official Aid Received: Current... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 179.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received: Current Price (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 179.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Gross Capital Forma... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.29
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Gross National Inco... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.84
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Imports of Goods, S... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Official Development Assistance Received per Capita: Current Price (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator: YoY% (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -28.97
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductVolume Index: YoY% (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.75
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Electricity Production From Coal Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses: % of Output (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.70
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53.70
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Electricity Production From Oil Sources: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.30
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Unit of Energy Use: PPP per Kg of Oil E... (Intl $/kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.06
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Energy Imports: Net: % of Energy Use (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -102.96
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Alternative and Nuclear Energy: % of Total Energy Use (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 99.11
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Combustible Renewables and Waste: % of Total Energy (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.85
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita (kWh)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,857.16
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Energy Use: Kg of Oil Equivalent per Capita (kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,880.14
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: CO2 Intensity: Kg per Kg of Oil Equivalent Energy Use (kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.19
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: CO2 Emissions (kt)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56,996.18
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: CO2 Emissions: Metric Tons per Capita (Metric Ton)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.19
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: CO2 Emissions: Kg per PPP of GDP (kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.57
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: HFC, PFC & SF6: Thousand Metric Tons o... (Metric Ton th)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 366.00
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Agricultural Methane Emissions: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.65
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Methane Emissions: Kt of CO2 Equivalent (kt)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,494.95
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 50.62
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (Metric Ton th)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,465.66
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Bird Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Fish Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Mammal Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.58
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population in Largest City (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,128,104.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,128,104.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Tot... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Pump Price for Gasoline: USD per Liter (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Agriculture: % of Total Freshwater With... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 83.19
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Domestic: % of Total Freshwater Withdra... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.01
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Industry: % of Total Freshwater Withdra... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.80
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Total: Billion Cubic Meters (Cub m bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.76
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Annual Freshwater Withdrawals: Total: % of Internal Resources (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 822.86
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources: Total: Billion Cubic Meters (Cub m bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.70
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita (Cub m)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 112.83
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Total Reserves: Including Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 70,191.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 65,894.31
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Domestic Credit: Net (LYD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20,327.74
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Foreign Assets: Net (LYD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 106,479.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.50
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Lending Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Interest Rate Spread (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Real Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -10.36
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -114.69
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.69
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 138.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Burden of Customs Procedure: WEF: 1=Extremely Inefficient To 7=Extreme... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.60
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Quality of Port Infrastructure: WEF: 1=Extremely Underdeveloped To 7=W... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.60
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Air Transport: Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,763.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,283,181.31
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Maximum Value In 2004 = 100 (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.86
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 168,920.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers: per 100 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.68
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Secure Internet Servers (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Secure Internet Servers: per 1 Million People (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Efficiency of Customs Cl... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Quality of Trade and Tra... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ease of Arranging Compet... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Competence and Quality o... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Overall (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.26
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Frequency with which Shi... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.83
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ability to Track and Tra... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 109,000,000.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Armed Forces Personnel: Total (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Military Expenditure (LYD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,778.70
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Military Expenditure: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.26
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Arms Exports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,664.60
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (LYD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,602.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.94
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrepanc... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14,553.78
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2008
                                         |