Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Ethiopia
481.43 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Sri Lanka
674.62 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
7th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 674.62 million NFL, current US$ against 481.43 million NFL, current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 193.19 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 7th of 113 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 5.57 million NFL, current US$ 25.15 million NFL, current US$ 19.58 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
1980s 4.41 million NFL, current US$ 683,086 NFL, current US$ 3.72 million NFL, current US$ Ethiopia
1990s 16.27 million NFL, current US$ -4.19 million NFL, current US$ 20.46 million NFL, current US$ Ethiopia
2000s 34.48 million NFL, current US$ 91.98 million NFL, current US$ 57.50 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s -17.47 million NFL, current US$ 333,714 NFL, current US$ 17.80 million NFL, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 334.68 million NFL, current US$ 182.68 million NFL, current US$ 152.00 million NFL, current US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, imf nonconcessional, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 674.62 million NFL, current US$ against 481.43 million NFL, current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in net financial flows, imf nonconcessional between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
193.19 million NFL, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for net financial flows, imf nonconcessional?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 7th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 4,412 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 nonconcessional lending through the credit it provides to its members, mainly to meet balance of payments needs. Data are in current U.S. dollars.