IMF Staff Country Reports

The Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

Publication Date:

April 10, 2006

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This 2005 Article IV Consultation underlies that in 2004, Libya’s macroeconomic performance was satisfactory, owing mainly to higher oil prices and increased oil output. Real GDP grew 4½ percent while consumer prices declined. The favorable developments in the oil market contributed to a significant improvement in the external current account surplus, which reached some 24 percent of GDP. In 2005, macroeconomic performance remained relatively strong. Real GDP growth was about 3½ percent, and inflation low. In contrast to previous years, economic growth is estimated to have been generated mainly in the non-oil economy.

Series:

Country Report No. 2006/136

Subject:

Commercial banks Commodities Exchange rates Expenditure Financial institutions Foreign exchange Imports International trade Oil

Notes:

Also available online in Arabic