Bolivia: Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is down 100% from US$511,543 in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Bolivia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$342.04 million on 2021 (from −US$342.04 million to US$0).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2021), the average change was −US$22.63 million and a typical year strayed about US$134.55 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$342.04 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$676.51 million in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Bolivia had the 1st highest value of the 28 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.

Closest to Bolivia in the 2022 ranking

• Azerbaijan — 3rd of 28: US$0
• Belarus — 4th of 28: US$0
• Belize — 5th of 28: US$0
• Brazil — 7th of 28: US$0
• Bulgaria — 8th of 28: US$0
• Burundi — 9th of 28: US$0

What this measures

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides nonconcessional lending through the credit it provides to its members, mainly to meet balance of payments needs. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — US$912.7 million (2024)
• Belize — US$0 (2022)
• Brazil — US$0 (2022)
• Colombia — −US$2.49 billion (2024)
• Dominica — US$0 (2022)
• Dominican Republic — −US$316.89 million (2024)
• Ecuador — US$962.94 million (2024)
• El Salvador — −US$190.64 million (2024)
• Grenada — −US$3.73 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Bolivia

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$579.91 million (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$579.91 million (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$64.77 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 447.55 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$37.21 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 329.37 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$5,148 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 35,571 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$2,957 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 26,178 (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Bolivia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?

US$0 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 100% from US$511,543 in 1971. The highest value was US$334.48 million in 2020 and the lowest −US$342.04 million in 2021.

How does Bolivia rank?

1st highest of 28 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Bolivia?

In 2022, Bolivia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$342.04 million on 2021 (from −US$342.04 million to US$0). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2021), the average change was −US$22.63 million and a typical year strayed about US$134.55 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.IMFN.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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