Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) was 5.13 billion NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 5.13 billion NFL, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 267.3% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 17.90 billion NFL, current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.07 billion NFL, current US$, in 2024.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.90 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | -6.60 million NFL, current US$ | -117.0% |
| 1972 | 13.50 million NFL, current US$ | -304.5% |
| 1973 | 137.60 million NFL, current US$ | +919.3% |
| 1974 | 188.20 million NFL, current US$ | +36.8% |
| 1975 | 101.70 million NFL, current US$ | -46.0% |
| 1976 | 39.60 million NFL, current US$ | -61.1% |
| 1977 | 25.70 million NFL, current US$ | -35.1% |
| 1978 | 548.70 million NFL, current US$ | +2035.0% |
| 1979 | 473.01 million NFL, current US$ | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 575.30 million NFL, current US$ | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 451.62 million NFL, current US$ | -21.5% |
| 1982 | 56.09 million NFL, current US$ | -87.6% |
| 1983 | 574.93 million NFL, current US$ | +925.0% |
| 1984 | 209.58 million NFL, current US$ | -63.5% |
| 1985 | -201.63 million NFL, current US$ | -196.2% |
| 1986 | -119.30 million NFL, current US$ | -40.8% |
| 1987 | -59.95 million NFL, current US$ | -49.7% |
| 1988 | 112.21 million NFL, current US$ | -287.2% |
| 1989 | 227.79 million NFL, current US$ | +103.0% |
| 1990 | 164.55 million NFL, current US$ | -27.8% |
| 1991 | 37.96 million NFL, current US$ | -76.9% |
| 1992 | 122.29 million NFL, current US$ | +222.2% |
| 1993 | 26.87 million NFL, current US$ | -78.0% |
| 1994 | -601.75 million NFL, current US$ | -2339.6% |
| 1995 | -490.86 million NFL, current US$ | -18.4% |
| 1996 | -778.86 million NFL, current US$ | +58.7% |
| 1997 | -1.87 billion NFL, current US$ | +140.0% |
| 1998 | -428.96 million NFL, current US$ | -77.0% |
| 1999 | -2.13 billion NFL, current US$ | +397.1% |
| 2000 | 2.72 billion NFL, current US$ | -227.7% |
| 2001 | 2.38 billion NFL, current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 2.11 billion NFL, current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 117.76 million NFL, current US$ | -94.4% |
| 2004 | 173.84 million NFL, current US$ | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 1.13 billion NFL, current US$ | +551.3% |
| 2006 | 2.86 billion NFL, current US$ | +152.2% |
| 2007 | 12.49 billion NFL, current US$ | +337.5% |
| 2008 | 2.58 billion NFL, current US$ | -79.3% |
| 2009 | 6.38 billion NFL, current US$ | +147.3% |
| 2010 | 15.39 billion NFL, current US$ | +141.1% |
| 2011 | 16.69 billion NFL, current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 8.39 billion NFL, current US$ | -49.7% |
| 2013 | 17.90 billion NFL, current US$ | +113.3% |
| 2014 | 12.79 billion NFL, current US$ | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 9.70 billion NFL, current US$ | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 15.72 billion NFL, current US$ | +62.0% |
| 2017 | 15.52 billion NFL, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.48 billion NFL, current US$ | -77.6% |
| 2019 | -1.68 billion NFL, current US$ | -148.1% |
| 2020 | 2.40 billion NFL, current US$ | -243.2% |
| 2021 | 2.35 billion NFL, current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 889.56 million NFL, current US$ | -62.1% |
| 2023 | -872.04 million NFL, current US$ | -198.0% |
| 2024 | -3.07 billion NFL, current US$ | +251.6% |
| 2025 | 5.13 billion NFL, current US$ | -267.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -2339.6% | 26.87 million NFL, current US$ | -601.75 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1978 | +2035.0% | 25.70 million NFL, current US$ | 548.70 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1973 | +919.3% | 13.50 million NFL, current US$ | 137.60 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1983 | +925.0% | 56.09 million NFL, current US$ | 574.93 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156.03 million NFL, current US$ | -6.60 million NFL, current US$ | 548.70 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 182.66 million NFL, current US$ | -201.63 million NFL, current US$ | 575.30 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -595.03 million NFL, current US$ | -2.13 billion NFL, current US$ | 164.55 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.30 billion NFL, current US$ | 117.76 million NFL, current US$ | 12.49 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.39 billion NFL, current US$ | -1.68 billion NFL, current US$ | 17.90 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 billion NFL, current US$ | -3.07 billion NFL, current US$ | 5.13 billion NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 7 Thailand 11.29 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 8 Colombia 8.46 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 7.85 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 10 Mozambique 4.73 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 11 Guatemala 3.04 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 12 Ukraine 2.38 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 13 Philippines 1.74 billion 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 flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 5.13 billion NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.90 billion NFL, current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.07 billion NFL, current US$ in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. 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 flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.