Nigeria vs South Africa: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional

Nigeria
494.77 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
South Africa
422.10 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Nigeria rank
9th
South Africa rank
11th

Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 494.77 million NFL, current US$ against 422.10 million NFL, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 72.67 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 11th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -44.42 million NFL, current US$ 36.77 million NFL, current US$ 81.18 million NFL, current US$ South Africa
2000s -92.49 million NFL, current US$ 20.64 million NFL, current US$ 113.13 million NFL, current US$ South Africa
2010s 121.16 million NFL, current US$ 201.59 million NFL, current US$ 80.43 million NFL, current US$ South Africa
2020s 151.81 million NFL, current US$ 75.93 million NFL, current US$ 75.88 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional, Nigeria or South Africa?
Nigeria, at 494.77 million NFL, current US$ against 422.10 million NFL, current US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional between Nigeria and South Africa?
72.67 million NFL, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
Nigeria ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 11th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
113 places, 4,413 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.