Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional

Ethiopia
1.36 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.51 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.51 billion NFL, current US$ against 1.36 billion NFL, current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.15 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 111 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 5.57 million NFL, current US$ 200.56 million NFL, current US$ 194.99 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 4.41 million NFL, current US$ 537.16 million NFL, current US$ 532.76 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 16.27 million NFL, current US$ 95.58 million NFL, current US$ 79.31 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 34.48 million NFL, current US$ 249.50 million NFL, current US$ 215.02 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s -17.47 million NFL, current US$ 458.98 million NFL, current US$ 476.44 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 305.33 million NFL, current US$ 5.64 billion NFL, current US$ 5.34 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, imf nonconcessional, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.51 billion NFL, current US$ against 1.36 billion NFL, current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, imf nonconcessional between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.15 billion NFL, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for net financial flows, imf nonconcessional?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). 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
123 places, 4,255 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. 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.