India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net financial flows, multilateral

India
2.11 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20.01 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
India rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
6th

Net financial flows, multilateral over time

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B197019972024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 20.01 billion NFL, current US$ against 2.11 billion NFL, current US$ in India, a difference of 17.90 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 122 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 India Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 345.58 million NFL, current US$ 526.88 million NFL, current US$ 181.30 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 1.22 billion NFL, current US$ 2.19 billion NFL, current US$ 967.09 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 1.32 billion NFL, current US$ 2.46 billion NFL, current US$ 1.13 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 570.97 million NFL, current US$ 3.09 billion NFL, current US$ 2.52 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.73 billion NFL, current US$ 8.82 billion NFL, current US$ 7.09 billion NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 3.96 billion NFL, current US$ 16.03 billion NFL, current US$ 12.06 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, multilateral, India or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 20.01 billion NFL, current US$ against 2.11 billion NFL, current US$ in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, multilateral between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
17.90 billion NFL, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for net financial flows, multilateral?
India ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,367 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.