| 1 $ = | Start | 05/27/2026 | Change | |
| Last 24 hours | 6.3533 LD | ⇨ | 6.3514 LD | -0.03% |
| Last week | 6.3659 LD | ⇨ | 6.3514 LD | -0.23% |
| Last month | 6.3459 LD | ⇨ | 6.3514 LD | +0.09% |
| Last year | 5.4482 LD | ⇨ | 6.3514 LD | +16.58% |
| Currency | 05/20/2026 | 05/27/2026 | Change | |
| Seychellois Rupee (SCR) | 14.092 SR | ⇨ | 14.611 SR | +3.68% |
| Venezuelan Bolívar (VES) | 517.31 Bs. | ⇨ | 534.72 Bs. | +3.36% |
| Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT) | 471.96 ₸ | ⇨ | 479.93 ₸ | +1.69% |
| Ghanaian Cedi (GHS) | 11.553 ₵ | ⇨ | 11.659 ₵ | +0.92% |
| Argentine Peso (ARS) | 1,398.5 $ | ⇨ | 1,410.5 $ | +0.86% |
| Egyptian Pound (EGP) | 53.391 E£ | ⇨ | 52.223 E£ | -2.19% |
| Hungarian Forint (HUF) | 311.65 Ft | ⇨ | 303.77 Ft | -2.53% |
| Colombian Peso (COP) | 3,794.6 $ | ⇨ | 3,676.3 $ | -3.12% |
| Israeli Shekel (ILS) | 2.9238 ₪ | ⇨ | 2.8302 ₪ | -3.2% |
| Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) | 344.6 Rs | ⇨ | 332.03 Rs | -3.65% |
| See also: 24h, monthly and yearly currency moves | ||||
| Currency name | Libyan Dinar |
| Symbol | LD |
| Also known as | LYD, Libyan Dinar, 1 LD = 1000 dirham |
| ISO code | LYD |
| Banknotes | 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 LD |
| Coins | 100, 500 dirham; 1/4, 1/2 LD |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Libya - Website: www.cbl.gov.ly |
| Countries | 1 country: Libya (capital: Tripoli, major cities: Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata) |
| Population | 7 mil. |
History
The Libyan dinar (LYD) is the official currency of Libya, a nation whose monetary history reflects dramatic transformations from Italian colonial rule through monarchy, revolution and civil war. The word "dinar" derives from the Roman denarius via Arabic, used across the Islamic world since the early caliphates.
Italy colonised Libya from 1911 to 1943, imposing the Italian lira. After World War II, Libya was administered separately by Britain (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica) and France (Fezzan). The United Kingdom of Libya, established in 1951, introduced the Libyan pound. When Muammar Gaddafi overthrew the monarchy in 1969, he renamed the currency the dinar the following year.
Libya's vast oil reserves, discovered in 1959, made it one of Africa's wealthiest nations per capita under Gaddafi's rule. The dinar was maintained at an artificially high exchange rate through oil revenue and capital controls. Gaddafi's erratic economic policies, which alternated between socialism, nationalisation, and partial liberalisation, created inefficiencies but oil revenues masked the dysfunction.
The 2011 NATO-backed uprising that overthrew Gaddafi plunged Libya into civil war and fragmented political authority. Multiple governments and armed factions have controlled different parts of the country, severely disrupting the banking system and currency management. The Central Bank of Libya has struggled to function normally, and parallel exchange rates reflect the continued political instability.
Sources:
"Libyan dinar", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_dinar
"Central Bank of Libya", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Libya