Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was 15.33 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Ethiopia, 1980–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 15.33 million NFL, current US$ for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 10,061.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Ethiopia peaked at 155.97 million NFL, current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, -74.81 million NFL, current US$, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 37th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.27 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 2.96 million NFL, current US$ | +30.0% |
| 1982 | 1.69 million NFL, current US$ | -42.8% |
| 1983 | 3.05 million NFL, current US$ | +80.5% |
| 1984 | 2.93 million NFL, current US$ | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.30 million NFL, current US$ | -55.6% |
| 1986 | 3.70 million NFL, current US$ | +185.1% |
| 1987 | 3.93 million NFL, current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 805,195 NFL, current US$ | -79.5% |
| 1989 | 20.21 million NFL, current US$ | +2409.4% |
| 1990 | 8.51 million NFL, current US$ | -57.9% |
| 1991 | 16.85 million NFL, current US$ | +97.9% |
| 1992 | 19.44 million NFL, current US$ | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 15.27 million NFL, current US$ | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 7.48 million NFL, current US$ | -51.0% |
| 1995 | 21.68 million NFL, current US$ | +189.9% |
| 1996 | 31.17 million NFL, current US$ | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 37.27 million NFL, current US$ | +19.6% |
| 1998 | -1.58 million NFL, current US$ | -104.2% |
| 1999 | -11.14 million NFL, current US$ | +605.1% |
| 2000 | -18.40 million NFL, current US$ | +65.3% |
| 2001 | -18.48 million NFL, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2002 | -2.21 million NFL, current US$ | -88.0% |
| 2003 | -3.42 million NFL, current US$ | +54.7% |
| 2004 | -4.44 million NFL, current US$ | +29.9% |
| 2005 | -7.57 million NFL, current US$ | +70.5% |
| 2006 | -18.50 million NFL, current US$ | +144.2% |
| 2007 | -18.25 million NFL, current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2008 | -6.38 million NFL, current US$ | -65.1% |
| 2009 | -6.71 million NFL, current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2010 | -6.71 million NFL, current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -5.79 million NFL, current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2012 | -4.28 million NFL, current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2013 | -1.87 million NFL, current US$ | -56.3% |
| 2014 | 0 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2015 | -153,904 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2016 | 405,897 NFL, current US$ | -363.7% |
| 2017 | 155.97 million NFL, current US$ | +38325.0% |
| 2018 | -13.40 million NFL, current US$ | -108.6% |
| 2019 | -5.41 million NFL, current US$ | -59.6% |
| 2020 | 23.82 million NFL, current US$ | -540.0% |
| 2021 | 8.31 million NFL, current US$ | -65.1% |
| 2022 | -2.49 million NFL, current US$ | -130.0% |
| 2023 | -74.81 million NFL, current US$ | +2905.5% |
| 2024 | 13.70 million NFL, current US$ | -118.3% |
| 2025 | 15.33 million NFL, current US$ | +11.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 15.33 million NFL, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 300,000 NFL, current US$, 51.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +38325.0% | 405,897 NFL, current US$ | 155.97 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2023 | -2905.5% | -2.49 million NFL, current US$ | -74.81 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1989 | +2409.4% | 805,195 NFL, current US$ | 20.21 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1999 | -605.1% | -1.58 million NFL, current US$ | -11.14 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.28 million NFL, current US$ | 805,195 NFL, current US$ | 20.21 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.50 million NFL, current US$ | -11.14 million NFL, current US$ | 37.27 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -10.44 million NFL, current US$ | -18.50 million NFL, current US$ | -2.21 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.88 million NFL, current US$ | -13.40 million NFL, current US$ | 155.97 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.69 million NFL, current US$ | -74.81 million NFL, current US$ | 23.82 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 34 Albania 35.07 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 35 Uganda 21.25 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 36 Suriname 18.71 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 11.01 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 39 East Timor 9.21 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 8.41 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Ethiopia
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.01 million NFL, current US$ (1995)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.175 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 66.46 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.58 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0076 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 598.11 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 36.31 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Ethiopia?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Ethiopia was 15.33 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 155.97 million NFL, current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -74.81 million NFL, current US$ in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,061.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.