Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$) was -238.92 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-238.92 million NFL, current US$
Change on year
down 9.2%
Rank
12th
of 13 groups
All-time high
1.49 billion NFL, current US$
in 2020
All-time low
-238.92 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Years of data
49
1977–2025
Net financial flows, IMF concessional in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1977–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded -238.92 million NFL, current US$ for net financial flows, imf concessional in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 197.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, imf concessional in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.49 billion NFL, current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, -238.92 million NFL, current US$, in 2025.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.50 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 74.49 million NFL, current US$ | +893.8% |
| 1979 | 96.31 million NFL, current US$ | +29.3% |
| 1980 | 81.97 million NFL, current US$ | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 377.37 million NFL, current US$ | +360.4% |
| 1982 | 127.23 million NFL, current US$ | -66.3% |
| 1983 | 163.81 million NFL, current US$ | +28.7% |
| 1984 | 2.40 million NFL, current US$ | -98.5% |
| 1985 | -54.34 million NFL, current US$ | -2361.0% |
| 1986 | -91.62 million NFL, current US$ | +68.6% |
| 1987 | 14.73 million NFL, current US$ | -116.1% |
| 1988 | 84.10 million NFL, current US$ | +470.9% |
| 1989 | 141.14 million NFL, current US$ | +67.8% |
| 1990 | 28.82 million NFL, current US$ | -79.6% |
| 1991 | 119.43 million NFL, current US$ | +314.4% |
| 1992 | 68.59 million NFL, current US$ | -42.6% |
| 1993 | 18.57 million NFL, current US$ | -72.9% |
| 1994 | 150.73 million NFL, current US$ | +711.8% |
| 1995 | 36.73 million NFL, current US$ | -75.6% |
| 1996 | 15.27 million NFL, current US$ | -58.4% |
| 1997 | 35.37 million NFL, current US$ | +131.7% |
| 1998 | 28.18 million NFL, current US$ | -20.3% |
| 1999 | -13.66 million NFL, current US$ | -148.5% |
| 2000 | 45.75 million NFL, current US$ | -434.9% |
| 2001 | 68.67 million NFL, current US$ | +50.1% |
| 2002 | 51.69 million NFL, current US$ | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 5.18 million NFL, current US$ | -90.0% |
| 2004 | 30.40 million NFL, current US$ | +487.3% |
| 2005 | -831,742 NFL, current US$ | -102.7% |
| 2006 | -64.64 million NFL, current US$ | +7671.7% |
| 2007 | 14.32 million NFL, current US$ | -122.2% |
| 2008 | 397.40 million NFL, current US$ | +2674.9% |
| 2009 | 311.13 million NFL, current US$ | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 154.59 million NFL, current US$ | -50.3% |
| 2011 | 57.13 million NFL, current US$ | -63.0% |
| 2012 | 56.49 million NFL, current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.78 million NFL, current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 144.53 million NFL, current US$ | +209.0% |
| 2015 | 244.06 million NFL, current US$ | +68.9% |
| 2016 | 81.01 million NFL, current US$ | -66.8% |
| 2017 | 84.99 million NFL, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 121.03 million NFL, current US$ | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 310.05 million NFL, current US$ | +156.2% |
| 2020 | 1.49 billion NFL, current US$ | +380.3% |
| 2021 | 138.09 million NFL, current US$ | -90.7% |
| 2022 | 529.68 million NFL, current US$ | +283.6% |
| 2023 | 158.13 million NFL, current US$ | -70.1% |
| 2024 | -218.80 million NFL, current US$ | -238.4% |
| 2025 | -238.92 million NFL, current US$ | +9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -7671.7% | -831,742 NFL, current US$ | -64.64 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2008 | +2674.9% | 14.32 million NFL, current US$ | 397.40 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1985 | -2361.0% | 2.40 million NFL, current US$ | -54.34 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1978 | +893.8% | 7.50 million NFL, current US$ | 74.49 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1994 | +711.8% | 18.57 million NFL, current US$ | 150.73 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.43 million NFL, current US$ | 7.50 million NFL, current US$ | 96.31 million NFL, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 84.68 million NFL, current US$ | -91.62 million NFL, current US$ | 377.37 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.80 million NFL, current US$ | -13.66 million NFL, current US$ | 150.73 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.91 million NFL, current US$ | -64.64 million NFL, current US$ | 397.40 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.07 million NFL, current US$ | 46.78 million NFL, current US$ | 310.05 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 309.57 million NFL, current US$ | -238.92 million NFL, current US$ | 1.49 billion NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 9 Honduras -128,644 NFL, current US$ compare
- 10 Samoa -222,561 NFL, current US$ compare
- 11 Ghana -448,884 NFL, current US$ compare
- 12 Burundi -674,895 NFL, current US$ compare
- 13 Laos -1.38 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 14 Guyana -1.54 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 15 Dominica -3.05 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.30 billion NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 432.41 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 75.50 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 597.21 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 798.86 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, imf concessional in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Net financial flows, imf concessional in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was -238.92 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, imf concessional recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 billion NFL, current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, imf concessional recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -238.92 million NFL, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net financial flows, imf concessional?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, imf concessional rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 197.9%. 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 International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, IMF concessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides concessional lending through the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and the IMF Trust Fund. Data are in current U.S. dollars.