Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Zambia
Zambia: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was 1.18 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Zambia, 1974–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Zambia is 1.18 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 98.8% on the previous year and up 192.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Zambia peaked at 99.16 million NFL, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, -15.68 million NFL, current US$, in 1997.
That places Zambia 44th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 316,261 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 356,617 NFL, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 4.07 million NFL, current US$ | +1042.0% |
| 1978 | 2.29 million NFL, current US$ | -43.8% |
| 1979 | -344,978 NFL, current US$ | -115.1% |
| 1980 | 8.55 million NFL, current US$ | -2578.5% |
| 1981 | 3.14 million NFL, current US$ | -63.3% |
| 1982 | 4.87 million NFL, current US$ | +55.3% |
| 1983 | 7.37 million NFL, current US$ | +51.3% |
| 1984 | 756,648 NFL, current US$ | -89.7% |
| 1985 | 16.66 million NFL, current US$ | +2101.6% |
| 1986 | 22.38 million NFL, current US$ | +34.3% |
| 1987 | 16.86 million NFL, current US$ | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 27.54 million NFL, current US$ | +63.4% |
| 1989 | 1.95 million NFL, current US$ | -92.9% |
| 1990 | 45.18 million NFL, current US$ | +2218.6% |
| 1991 | -5.23 million NFL, current US$ | -111.6% |
| 1992 | 16.80 million NFL, current US$ | -421.2% |
| 1993 | 1.89 million NFL, current US$ | -88.8% |
| 1994 | -10.44 million NFL, current US$ | -653.8% |
| 1995 | -14.19 million NFL, current US$ | +35.9% |
| 1996 | -14.52 million NFL, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | -15.68 million NFL, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1998 | -15.48 million NFL, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 1999 | -15.00 million NFL, current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2000 | -14.88 million NFL, current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 29,260 NFL, current US$ | -100.2% |
| 2002 | -1.31 million NFL, current US$ | -4591.8% |
| 2003 | -2.50 million NFL, current US$ | +90.5% |
| 2004 | -15.23 million NFL, current US$ | +508.3% |
| 2005 | -9.21 million NFL, current US$ | -39.5% |
| 2006 | -14.80 million NFL, current US$ | +60.7% |
| 2007 | -11.63 million NFL, current US$ | -21.4% |
| 2008 | -4.98 million NFL, current US$ | -57.2% |
| 2009 | -5.38 million NFL, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2010 | -3.19 million NFL, current US$ | -40.7% |
| 2011 | -1.08 million NFL, current US$ | -66.2% |
| 2012 | -531,504 NFL, current US$ | -50.8% |
| 2015 | 401,549 NFL, current US$ | -175.5% |
| 2016 | 4.26 million NFL, current US$ | +961.7% |
| 2017 | 11.79 million NFL, current US$ | +176.4% |
| 2018 | 54.46 million NFL, current US$ | +362.1% |
| 2019 | 61.82 million NFL, current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 91.16 million NFL, current US$ | +47.5% |
| 2021 | 56.60 million NFL, current US$ | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 52.31 million NFL, current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 17.22 million NFL, current US$ | -67.1% |
| 2024 | 99.16 million NFL, current US$ | +475.9% |
| 2025 | 1.18 million NFL, current US$ | -98.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.18 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.02 million NFL, current US$, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.18 million NFL, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 300,000 NFL, current US$, 3.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -4591.8% | 29,260 NFL, current US$ | -1.31 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1980 | +2578.5% | -344,978 NFL, current US$ | 8.55 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1990 | +2218.6% | 1.95 million NFL, current US$ | 45.18 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1985 | +2101.6% | 756,648 NFL, current US$ | 16.66 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1977 | +1042.0% | 356,617 NFL, current US$ | 4.07 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2016 | +961.7% | 401,549 NFL, current US$ | 4.26 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 million NFL, current US$ | -344,978 NFL, current US$ | 4.07 million NFL, current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.01 million NFL, current US$ | 756,648 NFL, current US$ | 27.54 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.67 million NFL, current US$ | -15.68 million NFL, current US$ | 45.18 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.99 million NFL, current US$ | -15.23 million NFL, current US$ | 29,260 NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.99 million NFL, current US$ | -3.19 million NFL, current US$ | 61.82 million NFL, current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.94 million NFL, current US$ | 1.18 million NFL, current US$ | 99.16 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 41 Belize 5.09 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 42 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.74 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 43 Kosovo 3.10 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 45 Gambia 300,000 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Burundi 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Comoros 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Guinea-Bissau 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Lesotho 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Liberia 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Madagascar 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Mali 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Niger 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Somalia 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 NFL, current US$
- 46 Sudan 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Togo 0 NFL, current US$ compare
- 46 Zimbabwe 0 NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Zambia
- Net financial flows, IBRD -3.28 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 5.15 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 15.7 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0132 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 216.89 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 3.48 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 16.02 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 22.00 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Zambia?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Zambia was 1.18 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.16 million NFL, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.68 million NFL, current US$ in 1997.
- How does Zambia rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Zambia ranks 44th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.