Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$)

Laos
-1.38 million NFL, current US$
in 2013
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-293.18 million NFL, current US$
in 2022
Laos rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
13th

Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Laos
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1.0B197019962022

How they compare

Laos currently reports -1.38 million NFL, current US$ against -293.18 million NFL, current US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 291.80 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Laos ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 28 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 5.92 million NFL, current US$ 20.05 million NFL, current US$ 14.13 million NFL, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s -371,334 NFL, current US$ 47.57 million NFL, current US$ 47.95 million NFL, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s -5.40 million NFL, current US$ -7.26 million NFL, current US$ 1.86 million NFL, current US$ Laos
2010s -3.97 million NFL, current US$ 492.62 million NFL, current US$ 496.59 million NFL, current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, imf concessional, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Laos, at -1.38 million NFL, current US$ against -293.18 million NFL, current US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2013.
What is the difference in net financial flows, imf concessional between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
291.80 million NFL, current US$, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for net financial flows, imf concessional?
Laos ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 1,248 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides concessional lending through the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and the IMF Trust Fund. Data are in current U.S. dollars.