Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Net financial flows, IBRD

Nigeria
758.21 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.82 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Nigeria rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
11th

Net financial flows, IBRD over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ against 758.21 million NFL, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 3.06 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 5.0 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Nigeria ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 114 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 32.12 million NFL, current US$ 171.13 million NFL, current US$ 139.01 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 180.85 million NFL, current US$ 391.61 million NFL, current US$ 210.76 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s -117.23 million NFL, current US$ -484.53 million NFL, current US$ 367.30 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
2000s -192.19 million NFL, current US$ -348.42 million NFL, current US$ 156.23 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
2010s 36.88 million NFL, current US$ 531.81 million NFL, current US$ 494.93 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 166.70 million NFL, current US$ 1.84 billion NFL, current US$ 1.68 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, ibrd, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ against 758.21 million NFL, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, ibrd between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
3.06 billion NFL, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for net financial flows, ibrd?
Nigeria ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.