India vs Low & middle income: Net financial flows, bilateral

India
3.45 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Low & middle income
4.59 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
India rank
1st
Low & middle income rank
4th

Net financial flows, bilateral over time

  • India
  • Low & middle income
-20.0B-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B197019972024

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 4.59 billion NFL, current US$ against 3.45 billion NFL, current US$ in India, a difference of 1.14 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low & middle income ahead.

India ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Low & middle income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 464.70 million NFL, current US$ 5.13 billion NFL, current US$ 4.67 billion NFL, current US$ Low & middle income
1980s 308.88 million NFL, current US$ 10.42 billion NFL, current US$ 10.11 billion NFL, current US$ Low & middle income
1990s 4.80 million NFL, current US$ 2.45 billion NFL, current US$ 2.44 billion NFL, current US$ Low & middle income
2000s -437.42 million NFL, current US$ -6.20 billion NFL, current US$ 5.76 billion NFL, current US$ India
2010s 826.18 million NFL, current US$ 18.18 billion NFL, current US$ 17.35 billion NFL, current US$ Low & middle income
2020s 2.98 billion NFL, current US$ 13.16 billion NFL, current US$ 10.18 billion NFL, current US$ Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, bilateral, India or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 4.59 billion NFL, current US$ against 3.45 billion NFL, current US$ in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, bilateral between India and Low & middle income?
1.14 billion NFL, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for net financial flows, bilateral?
India ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,321 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Bilateral debt includes loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.