The Central Bank of Libya announces last Thursday (4 November) that revenues from the beginning of the year until the end of November 2025 reached 115.3 billion dinars, while expenditures amounted to 107.5 billion dinars, resulting in a LD 7.9 billion surplus.
Salaries accounted for the largest share of expenditure at 61.2 billion dinars, followed by subsidies at 33.3 billion dinars, operational expenses 5.8 billion and then development at 7.2 billion dinars.
Oil revenues and royalties deposited into the CBL reached US$ 20.7 billion by the end of November.
Foreign currency expenditures showed a deficit of US$ 7.8 billion, after usage reached US$ 28.5 billion, representing an increase in the foreign currency deficit of US$ 1.1 billion compared to last November.
The CBL said the increased US$ deficit during this period is due to the decline in oil revenues deposited into the bank since September.
For the second consecutive month, the CBL disclosed that it covered the US$ deficit through returns on its foreign investments in deposits, bond portfolios, and gold.
The CBL said it had achieved an increase in foreign assets of US$ 2.2 billion.
It reported that total foreign assets at the bank reached $99.4 billion by the end of November, marking a total increase of nearly US$ 3 billion since the beginning of 2025.
The total fees imposed on foreign currency sales amounted to 21.4 billion dinars.
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Latest CBL figures show LD 8.3 billion surplus – but dollar spending deficit reaches US$ 6.7 billion
