Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$), gaps filled was -170.66 million NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, bilateral (nfl, current us$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is -170.66 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 110.4% on the previous year and down 101.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, bilateral (nfl, current us$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 10.21 billion NFL, current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, -4.53 billion NFL, current US$, in 2006.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 377.60 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 1.25 billion NFL, current US$ | +231.9% |
| 1972 | 450.20 million NFL, current US$ | -64.1% |
| 1973 | 608.74 million NFL, current US$ | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 1.15 billion NFL, current US$ | +89.2% |
| 1975 | 1.36 billion NFL, current US$ | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 1.15 billion NFL, current US$ | -15.6% |
| 1977 | 1.10 billion NFL, current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.32 billion NFL, current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 2.28 billion NFL, current US$ | +73.0% |
| 1980 | 2.09 billion NFL, current US$ | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 3.29 billion NFL, current US$ | +57.2% |
| 1982 | 3.79 billion NFL, current US$ | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 3.37 billion NFL, current US$ | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 2.79 billion NFL, current US$ | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 1.55 billion NFL, current US$ | -44.4% |
| 1986 | 2.17 billion NFL, current US$ | +39.7% |
| 1987 | 2.49 billion NFL, current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 1.90 billion NFL, current US$ | -23.9% |
| 1989 | 2.42 billion NFL, current US$ | +27.4% |
| 1990 | 1.49 billion NFL, current US$ | -38.3% |
| 1991 | 1.14 billion NFL, current US$ | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 1.54 billion NFL, current US$ | +34.7% |
| 1993 | 1.42 billion NFL, current US$ | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 646.78 million NFL, current US$ | -54.4% |
| 1995 | 741.52 million NFL, current US$ | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 46.53 million NFL, current US$ | -93.7% |
| 1997 | -133.91 million NFL, current US$ | -387.8% |
| 1998 | -758.12 million NFL, current US$ | +466.1% |
| 1999 | -909.32 million NFL, current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2000 | -1.05 billion NFL, current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2001 | -2.40 billion NFL, current US$ | +127.8% |
| 2002 | -429.50 million NFL, current US$ | -82.1% |
| 2003 | -1.10 billion NFL, current US$ | +156.4% |
| 2004 | -732.30 million NFL, current US$ | -33.5% |
| 2005 | -3.67 billion NFL, current US$ | +401.5% |
| 2006 | -4.53 billion NFL, current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 1.09 billion NFL, current US$ | -124.1% |
| 2008 | -340.86 million NFL, current US$ | -131.2% |
| 2009 | 2.83 billion NFL, current US$ | -930.0% |
| 2010 | 3.91 billion NFL, current US$ | +38.2% |
| 2011 | 5.08 billion NFL, current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 6.22 billion NFL, current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 7.96 billion NFL, current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 9.83 billion NFL, current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 9.16 billion NFL, current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 6.40 billion NFL, current US$ | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 7.47 billion NFL, current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 10.21 billion NFL, current US$ | +36.7% |
| 2019 | 5.40 billion NFL, current US$ | -47.1% |
| 2020 | 4.14 billion NFL, current US$ | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 3.12 billion NFL, current US$ | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 353.17 million NFL, current US$ | -88.7% |
| 2023 | 1.64 billion NFL, current US$ | +363.1% |
| 2024 | -170.66 million NFL, current US$ | -110.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.10 billion NFL, current US$ | 377.60 million NFL, current US$ | 2.28 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.59 billion NFL, current US$ | 1.55 billion NFL, current US$ | 3.79 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 522.68 million NFL, current US$ | -909.32 million NFL, current US$ | 1.54 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.03 billion NFL, current US$ | -4.53 billion NFL, current US$ | 2.83 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.16 billion NFL, current US$ | 3.91 billion NFL, current US$ | 10.21 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 billion NFL, current US$ | -170.66 million NFL, current US$ | 4.14 billion NFL, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 6 Maldives 615.52 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 7 North Macedonia 541.77 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 8 Morocco 506.17 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 9 Chad 482.88 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 10 Cambodia 466.35 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 11 Philippines 461.73 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 12 Ethiopia 454.01 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4576 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 11.51 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, bilateral (nfl, current us$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Net financial flows, bilateral (nfl, current us$), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was -170.66 million NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net financial flows, bilateral (nfl, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.21 billion NFL, current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, bilateral (nfl, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.53 billion NFL, current US$ in 2006.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net financial flows, bilateral (nfl, current us$), gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, bilateral (nfl, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) with 51 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Net financial flows, bilateral International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
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About this data
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) with 51 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.