Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita was 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2064 NFL, current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.207 NFL, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.2064 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2694 NFL, current US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 1973 | 0.337 NFL, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4009 NFL, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5913 NFL, current US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8012 NFL, current US$ per person | +35.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9201 NFL, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8568 NFL, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9539 NFL, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 1.07 NFL, current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 1.31 NFL, current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 1.6 NFL, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 1.46 NFL, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 1.73 NFL, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 1.88 NFL, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 2.94 NFL, current US$ per person | +55.9% |
| 1987 | 3.43 NFL, current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 3.35 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 3.26 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.79 NFL, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 3.59 NFL, current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 3.65 NFL, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.79 NFL, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 4.8 NFL, current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 3.81 NFL, current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 3.99 NFL, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.57 NFL, current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 2.97 NFL, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 2.62 NFL, current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 2.89 NFL, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 3.15 NFL, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 3.56 NFL, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 3.42 NFL, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.68 NFL, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 3.46 NFL, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.13 NFL, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 3.39 NFL, current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.88 NFL, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 3.65 NFL, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 4.18 NFL, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 3.23 NFL, current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5 NFL, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 4.81 NFL, current US$ per person | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 4.87 NFL, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.76 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.43 NFL, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9 NFL, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 5.26 NFL, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 7.06 NFL, current US$ per person | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 6.96 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.2 NFL, current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 8.26 NFL, current US$ per person | +58.8% |
| 2023 | 8.21 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5544 NFL, current US$ per person | 0.2064 NFL, current US$ per person | 0.9539 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 NFL, current US$ per person | 1.07 NFL, current US$ per person | 3.43 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.66 NFL, current US$ per person | 2.62 NFL, current US$ per person | 4.8 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 NFL, current US$ per person | 2.88 NFL, current US$ per person | 3.68 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 NFL, current US$ per person | 3.23 NFL, current US$ per person | 7.06 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.51 NFL, current US$ per person | 5.2 NFL, current US$ per person | 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 168.56 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Fiji 111.68 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Cape Verde 69.35 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 59.17 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Rwanda 39.3 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Benin 30.99 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Togo 30.59 NFL, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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 (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$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 432.41 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2064 NFL, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net financial flows, IDA International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.