Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$)
Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.30 billion NFL, current US$ against 289.27 million NFL, current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 2.01 billion NFL, current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.9 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 118 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.09 million NFL, current US$ | 171.13 million NFL, current US$ | 148.04 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 81.31 million NFL, current US$ | 391.23 million NFL, current US$ | 309.92 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | -80.50 million NFL, current US$ | -484.40 million NFL, current US$ | 403.90 million NFL, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2000s | 106.67 million NFL, current US$ | -348.05 million NFL, current US$ | 454.72 million NFL, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2010s | 894.96 million NFL, current US$ | 536.69 million NFL, current US$ | 358.26 million NFL, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2020s | 287.82 million NFL, current US$ | 1.92 billion NFL, current US$ | 1.63 billion NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net financial flows, ibrd, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.30 billion NFL, current US$ against 289.27 million NFL, current US$ in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net financial flows, ibrd between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.01 billion NFL, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for net financial flows, ibrd?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.