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

India
1.06 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.48 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.48 billion NFL, current US$ against 1.06 billion NFL, current US$ in India, a difference of 1.42 billion NFL, current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 102 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 49.80 million NFL, current US$ 347.08 million NFL, current US$ 297.29 million NFL, current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 374.82 million NFL, current US$ 228.06 million NFL, current US$ 146.76 million NFL, current US$ India
2000s 195.69 million NFL, current US$ -164.50 million NFL, current US$ 360.19 million NFL, current US$ India
2010s 1.02 billion NFL, current US$ 726.02 million NFL, current US$ 291.85 million NFL, current US$ India
2020s 1.53 billion NFL, current US$ 1.41 billion NFL, current US$ 113.60 million NFL, current US$ India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional, India or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.48 billion NFL, current US$ against 1.06 billion NFL, current US$ in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.42 billion NFL, current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net financial flows, RDB 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
114 places, 4,420 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. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.