Bangladesh's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) was US$3.42 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 374.44% from US$721.25 million in 2014 (16.85% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.42 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.36 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$721.25 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$3.7 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$2.27 million | 1972 |
| Average since 2015 | US$2.39 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$2.27 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bangladesh's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) fell 7.6% on 2023 (from US$3.7 billion to US$3.42 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +14.5% and a typical year strayed about 44% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 2,406.5% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 63.1% in 2010. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$288.31 million a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about US$4.55 billion for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$215.93 million, against US$412 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Bangladesh had the 4th highest value of the 118 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | US$3.42 billion | 2024 |
| South Asia | US$7.06 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$33.58 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Bangladesh in the 2024 ranking
- Ukraine — 1st of 118: US$22.44 billion
- Philippines — 2nd of 118: US$4.45 billion
- Nigeria — 4th of 118: US$3.19 billion
- Uzbekistan — 5th of 118: US$2.63 billion
- India — 6th of 118: US$2.11 billion
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 53 values
| Year | Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,421,926,000 |
| 2023 | 3,702,417,000 |
| 2022 | 2,935,786,000 |
| 2021 | 2,952,546,000 |
| 2020 | 2,552,097,000 |
| 2019 | 2,361,872,000 |
| 2018 | 1,963,754,000 |
| 2017 | 1,591,019,000 |
| 2016 | 1,395,519,000 |
| 2015 | 1,028,362,000 |
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Bangladesh
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$244.52 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.31 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,392 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$356.03 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 43.03 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$265.37 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 25.51 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 78.02% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bangladesh's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- US$3.42 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 150,978% from US$2.27 million in 1972 (15.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.7 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$2.27 million in 1972.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.MLAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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