Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in South Asia
South Asia: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was 1.04 billion NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in South Asia, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in South Asia stood at 1.04 billion NFL, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in South Asia peaked at 3.97 billion NFL, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.30 billion NFL, current US$, in 2002.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in South Asia, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.53 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 2.11 million NFL, current US$ | +37.7% |
| 1972 | 1.78 million NFL, current US$ | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 6.65 million NFL, current US$ | +273.9% |
| 1974 | 1.75 million NFL, current US$ | -73.6% |
| 1975 | 1.21 million NFL, current US$ | -31.2% |
| 1976 | 1.22 million NFL, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 222,000 NFL, current US$ | -81.7% |
| 1978 | -496,000 NFL, current US$ | -323.4% |
| 1979 | -1.72 million NFL, current US$ | +246.2% |
| 1980 | -1.13 million NFL, current US$ | -34.0% |
| 1981 | -1.84 million NFL, current US$ | +62.0% |
| 1982 | -2.35 million NFL, current US$ | +28.2% |
| 1983 | -2.03 million NFL, current US$ | -13.9% |
| 1984 | -1.95 million NFL, current US$ | -3.8% |
| 1985 | -1.59 million NFL, current US$ | -18.4% |
| 1986 | -1.23 million NFL, current US$ | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 10.93 million NFL, current US$ | -988.4% |
| 1988 | 78.01 million NFL, current US$ | +613.9% |
| 1989 | 59.41 million NFL, current US$ | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 187.63 million NFL, current US$ | +215.8% |
| 1991 | 542.31 million NFL, current US$ | +189.0% |
| 1992 | 347.11 million NFL, current US$ | -36.0% |
| 1993 | 147.34 million NFL, current US$ | -57.6% |
| 1994 | 448.57 million NFL, current US$ | +204.4% |
| 1995 | 250.17 million NFL, current US$ | -44.2% |
| 1996 | 502.14 million NFL, current US$ | +100.7% |
| 1997 | 472.96 million NFL, current US$ | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 488.34 million NFL, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 359.44 million NFL, current US$ | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 228.26 million NFL, current US$ | -36.5% |
| 2001 | 160.09 million NFL, current US$ | -29.9% |
| 2002 | -1.30 billion NFL, current US$ | -910.9% |
| 2003 | -955.58 million NFL, current US$ | -26.4% |
| 2004 | -775.97 million NFL, current US$ | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 668.46 million NFL, current US$ | -186.1% |
| 2006 | 617.12 million NFL, current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.30 billion NFL, current US$ | +110.6% |
| 2008 | 1.56 billion NFL, current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 1.95 billion NFL, current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 1.81 billion NFL, current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.39 billion NFL, current US$ | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 billion NFL, current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 669.82 million NFL, current US$ | -49.2% |
| 2014 | 945.59 million NFL, current US$ | +41.2% |
| 2015 | 1.13 billion NFL, current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 1.23 billion NFL, current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.81 billion NFL, current US$ | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 2.21 billion NFL, current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 2.24 billion NFL, current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.40 billion NFL, current US$ | +51.6% |
| 2021 | 2.76 billion NFL, current US$ | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 3.97 billion NFL, current US$ | +43.7% |
| 2023 | 2.81 billion NFL, current US$ | -29.3% |
| 2024 | 2.08 billion NFL, current US$ | -25.9% |
| 2025 | 1.04 billion NFL, current US$ | -49.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +988.4% | -1.23 million NFL, current US$ | 10.93 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2002 | -910.9% | 160.09 million NFL, current US$ | -1.30 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 1988 | +613.9% | 10.93 million NFL, current US$ | 78.01 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1978 | -323.4% | 222,000 NFL, current US$ | -496,000 NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.43 million NFL, current US$ | -1.72 million NFL, current US$ | 6.65 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.62 million NFL, current US$ | -2.35 million NFL, current US$ | 78.01 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 374.60 million NFL, current US$ | 147.34 million NFL, current US$ | 542.31 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 344.59 million NFL, current US$ | -1.30 billion NFL, current US$ | 1.95 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 billion NFL, current US$ | 669.82 million NFL, current US$ | 2.24 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 billion NFL, current US$ | 1.04 billion NFL, current US$ | 3.97 billion NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 5 Morocco 812.68 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 6 Bangladesh 565.78 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 7 El Salvador 533.77 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 8 India 437.99 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 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
More external debt data for South Asia
- Net financial flows, IBRD -771.66 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.9692 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 49.97 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.0136 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 68.16 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 33.38 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 392.36 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 749.43 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in South Asia?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in South Asia was 1.04 billion NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 billion NFL, current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.30 billion NFL, current US$ in 2002.
- How does South Asia rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- South Asia ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.