What is the highest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0074 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.

What is the lowest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.

Is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 18.5%

Rank

5th

of 37 groups

All-time high

0.0074 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0074 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2024.
Year	NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1972	0.001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
1973	0.001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1974	0.0009 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1975	0.0013 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.2%
1976	0.0017 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.9%
1977	0.0018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1978	0.0016 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1979	0.0015 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1980	0.0014 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1981	0.0013 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1982	0.0018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.5%
1983	0.0018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1984	0.0025 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.5%
1985	0.003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1986	0.0051 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+71.2%
1987	0.0054 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1988	0.0052 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1989	0.0051 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1990	0.0052 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1991	0.0047 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1992	0.0055 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
1993	0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1994	0.0074 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.3%
1995	0.0047 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.9%
1996	0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1997	0.004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1998	0.0034 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1999	0.0043 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.2%
2000	0.0046 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2001	0.0054 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
2002	0.0057 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2003	0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
2004	0.004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2005	0.0032 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2006	0.0025 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.1%
2007	0.0024 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2008	0.0019 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
2009	0.0026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.7%
2010	0.0025 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2011	0.0018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.2%
2012	0.0019 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2013	0.0026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.9%
2014	0.0026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2015	0.0029 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
2016	0.003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2017	0.0032 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2018	0.0032 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2019	0.0039 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.2%
2020	0.0043 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2021	0.0029 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.9%
2022	0.0044 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.1%
2023	0.0049 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2024	0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0012 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0033 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0054 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0049 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0074 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0037 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0057 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0028 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0039 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0029 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

2 Solomon Islands 0.0306 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Lesotho 0.026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
4 Liberia 0.0245 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Togo 0.0242 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Saint Lucia 0.0229 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Benin 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Grenada 0.0196 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4575 NFL, US$ 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$), per capita 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person (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$), per square kilometre 432.4 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0074 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
Is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 153 places, 6,820 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.