Papua New Guinea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 519.70 million NFL, current US$ against 371.25 million NFL, current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 148.45 million NFL, current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.60 million NFL, current US$ | 442.75 million NFL, current US$ | 437.15 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | -1.65 million NFL, current US$ | 70.28 million NFL, current US$ | 71.92 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 2.47 million NFL, current US$ | 94.61 million NFL, current US$ | 92.14 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | -7.34 million NFL, current US$ | -116.47 million NFL, current US$ | 109.13 million NFL, current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 194.18 million NFL, current US$ | 4.83 billion NFL, current US$ | 4.64 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, Papua New Guinea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 519.70 million NFL, current US$ against 371.25 million NFL, current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net financial flows, imf nonconcessional between Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 148.45 million NFL, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for net financial flows, imf nonconcessional?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.