Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Net financial flows, IBRD

Argentina
859.15 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.82 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Argentina rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Net financial flows, IBRD over time

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ against 859.15 million NFL, current US$ in Argentina, a difference of 2.96 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.4 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Argentina ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 114 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 24.02 million NFL, current US$ 171.13 million NFL, current US$ 147.11 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 159.05 million NFL, current US$ 391.61 million NFL, current US$ 232.57 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 614.62 million NFL, current US$ -484.53 million NFL, current US$ 1.10 billion NFL, current US$ Argentina
2000s -300.21 million NFL, current US$ -348.42 million NFL, current US$ 48.21 million NFL, current US$ Argentina
2010s 182.30 million NFL, current US$ 542.32 million NFL, current US$ 360.02 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 725.30 million NFL, current US$ 1.84 billion NFL, current US$ 1.12 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, ibrd, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ against 859.15 million NFL, current US$ in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, ibrd between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.96 billion NFL, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for net financial flows, ibrd?
Argentina ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 6,307 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IBRD is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the founding and largest member of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.