Sri Lanka 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
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 674.62 million NFL, current US$ against 519.70 million NFL, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 154.92 million NFL, current US$.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 113 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.15 million NFL, current US$ | 200.61 million NFL, current US$ | 175.46 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 32,850 NFL, current US$ | 237.45 million NFL, current US$ | 237.42 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | -12.27 million NFL, current US$ | 10.73 million NFL, current US$ | 23.00 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 40.68 million NFL, current US$ | 185.86 million NFL, current US$ | 145.18 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 75.90 million NFL, current US$ | 556.86 million NFL, current US$ | 480.96 million NFL, current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 182.68 million NFL, current US$ | 4.83 billion NFL, current US$ | 4.65 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, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 674.62 million NFL, current US$ against 519.70 million NFL, current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net financial flows, imf nonconcessional between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 154.92 million NFL, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for net financial flows, imf nonconcessional?
- Sri Lanka ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). 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.