Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Low income
Low income: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was 173.57 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Low income, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Low income stood at 173.57 million NFL, current US$. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 80.4% on the previous year and up 448.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Low income peaked at 173.57 million NFL, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, -108.87 million NFL, current US$, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Low income, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 406,000 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 3.12 million NFL, current US$ | +667.6% |
| 1972 | 3.43 million NFL, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 4.83 million NFL, current US$ | +40.9% |
| 1974 | 7.57 million NFL, current US$ | +56.7% |
| 1975 | 12.17 million NFL, current US$ | +60.7% |
| 1976 | 10.38 million NFL, current US$ | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 16.12 million NFL, current US$ | +55.3% |
| 1978 | 14.51 million NFL, current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 24.71 million NFL, current US$ | +70.3% |
| 1980 | 41.13 million NFL, current US$ | +66.5% |
| 1981 | 21.10 million NFL, current US$ | -48.7% |
| 1982 | 15.64 million NFL, current US$ | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 41.64 million NFL, current US$ | +166.3% |
| 1984 | 33.81 million NFL, current US$ | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 94.54 million NFL, current US$ | +179.6% |
| 1986 | 84.39 million NFL, current US$ | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 74.61 million NFL, current US$ | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 86.69 million NFL, current US$ | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 95.71 million NFL, current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 55.08 million NFL, current US$ | -42.4% |
| 1991 | 89.53 million NFL, current US$ | +62.5% |
| 1992 | 8.74 million NFL, current US$ | -90.2% |
| 1993 | -26.58 million NFL, current US$ | -404.3% |
| 1994 | -35.41 million NFL, current US$ | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 19.34 million NFL, current US$ | -154.6% |
| 1996 | 34.46 million NFL, current US$ | +78.2% |
| 1997 | 4.61 million NFL, current US$ | -86.6% |
| 1998 | -27.60 million NFL, current US$ | -699.2% |
| 1999 | -42.67 million NFL, current US$ | +54.6% |
| 2000 | -26.70 million NFL, current US$ | -37.4% |
| 2001 | -27.62 million NFL, current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2002 | -6.04 million NFL, current US$ | -78.1% |
| 2003 | -8.10 million NFL, current US$ | +34.0% |
| 2004 | -18.32 million NFL, current US$ | +126.2% |
| 2005 | -15.17 million NFL, current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2006 | -21.20 million NFL, current US$ | +39.7% |
| 2007 | -106.36 million NFL, current US$ | +401.8% |
| 2008 | -49.53 million NFL, current US$ | -53.4% |
| 2009 | -55.49 million NFL, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2010 | -46.87 million NFL, current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2011 | -82.57 million NFL, current US$ | +76.2% |
| 2012 | -78.96 million NFL, current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2013 | -78.60 million NFL, current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2014 | -108.21 million NFL, current US$ | +37.7% |
| 2015 | -49.82 million NFL, current US$ | -54.0% |
| 2016 | -108.87 million NFL, current US$ | +118.5% |
| 2017 | 106.40 million NFL, current US$ | -197.7% |
| 2018 | 3.47 million NFL, current US$ | -96.7% |
| 2019 | 121.11 million NFL, current US$ | +3385.3% |
| 2020 | 72.76 million NFL, current US$ | -39.9% |
| 2021 | -104.51 million NFL, current US$ | -243.6% |
| 2022 | -717,304 NFL, current US$ | -99.3% |
| 2023 | -5.56 million NFL, current US$ | +675.5% |
| 2024 | 96.21 million NFL, current US$ | -1829.5% |
| 2025 | 173.57 million NFL, current US$ | +80.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Low income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +3385.3% | 3.47 million NFL, current US$ | 121.11 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2024 | +1829.5% | -5.56 million NFL, current US$ | 96.21 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1998 | -699.2% | 4.61 million NFL, current US$ | -27.60 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2023 | -675.5% | -717,304 NFL, current US$ | -5.56 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1971 | +667.6% | 406,000 NFL, current US$ | 3.12 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.72 million NFL, current US$ | 406,000 NFL, current US$ | 24.71 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.93 million NFL, current US$ | 15.64 million NFL, current US$ | 95.71 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.95 million NFL, current US$ | -42.67 million NFL, current US$ | 89.53 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -33.45 million NFL, current US$ | -106.36 million NFL, current US$ | -6.04 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -32.29 million NFL, current US$ | -108.87 million NFL, current US$ | 121.11 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.63 million NFL, current US$ | -104.51 million NFL, current US$ | 173.57 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 9 Indonesia 433.07 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 10 Guyana 411.94 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 11 Pakistan 366.15 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 214.50 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 13 Ecuador 190.93 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 14 Botswana 189.86 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 15 Kenya 174.82 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Low income
- Net financial flows, IBRD -25.67 million NFL, current US$ (2008)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4782 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0006 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 6.55 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 3.63 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 183.35 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 26.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 146.84 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 222.42 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Low income?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Low income was 173.57 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 173.57 million NFL, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -108.87 million NFL, current US$ in 2016.
- How does Low income rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Low income ranks 12th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 448.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low income 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.