Afghanistan's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) was −US$17.79 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 445.06% from US$5.16 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$17.79 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$9.97 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$5.16 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$94.27 million | 2007 |
| Lowest | −US$17.79 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$6.95 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$66.17 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) fell US$16.1 million on 2023 (from −US$1.69 million to −US$17.79 million).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.99 million and a typical year strayed about US$16.29 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$28.1 million in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was US$43.34 million in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Afghanistan had the 76th highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | −US$17.79 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$231.51 million | 2024 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 19 values
| Year | Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -17,788,000 |
| 2023 | -1,692,000 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | -7,875,000 |
| 2020 | -10,048,000 |
| 2019 | -9,967,000 |
| 2018 | -10,238,000 |
| 2017 | -9,418,000 |
| 2016 | 117,000 |
| 2015 | -2,609,000 |
Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Djibouti — −US$2.71 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$6.69 million (2024)
- Morocco — −US$1.45 million (2024)
- Pakistan — −US$29.64 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Afghanistan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$3.02 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$132.59 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$) — US$275.22 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$2.57 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$17.79 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is down 126.88% from US$66.17 million in 2006. The highest value was US$94.27 million in 2007 and the lowest −US$17.79 million in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 76th highest of 85 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2024, Afghanistan's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) fell US$16.1 million on 2023 (from −US$1.69 million to −US$17.79 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.99 million and a typical year strayed about US$16.29 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.RDBC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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