| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Population: Midyear Estimates (Person mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: International Liquidity: Monetary Authorities: Other Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 632.32
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1958 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 63.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1957 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Non-... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,093.82
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,853.53
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,303.97
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 88.88
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,231.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,284.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.54
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.59
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1958 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 278.49
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1956 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Non-... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,498.54
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,997.41
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,779.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 195.85
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 323.73
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,032.98
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 217.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 272.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1958 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Monetary Survey: Broad Money: % Change over Previous Year (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1959 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Money Supply: Base Money (LYD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 63,199.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Money Supply: M1 (LYD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 109,089.10
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Money Supply: Quasi Money (LYD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,249.63
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Fertilizer Consumption: % of Fertilizer Production (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.53
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Fertilizer Consumption: per Hectare of Arable Land (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.11
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Agricultural Land (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 153,500.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.72
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Arable Land (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,720,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Arable Land: Hectares per Person (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.28
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Arable Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.98
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Land under Cereal Production (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 321,232.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.19
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Forest Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,170.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Forest Area: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.12
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Average Precipitation in Depth (mm/Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Land Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,759,540.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Surface Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,759,540.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Cereal Yield: per Hectare (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 715.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.76
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc:... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 485.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,550.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servic... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,667.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,883.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Pa... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,035.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.74
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.77
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 755.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -4,705.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.20
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 751.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -4,700.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,902.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,206.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 439.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,443.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -6,846.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -755.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Capital Account: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: ICT: Service Exports: BOP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: ICT: Service Exports: % of Service Exports: BOP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc:... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,236.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,849.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servic... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,764.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Re... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,086.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 38.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.63
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 492.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of G... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.39
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.05
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1987 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.60
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2012 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.81
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Libya LY: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2013
                                         |