China's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) was −US$105.01 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 87.24% from −US$822.87 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$105.01 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$510.21 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$822.87 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$919.27 million | 1993 |
| Lowest | −US$1.56 billion | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$478.65 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$883,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, China's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) rose US$58.44 million on 2023 (from −US$163.45 million to −US$105.01 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$36.09 million and a typical year strayed about US$282.81 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above 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$814.82 million in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.2 billion in 2011. 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$90.33 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$101.14 million 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$36.51 million, against US$151.17 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, China had the 90th highest value of the 94 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| China | −US$105.01 million | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | −US$267.8 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$4.4 billion | 2024 |
Closest to China in the 2024 ranking
- Armenia — 87th of 94: −US$67.81 million
- Yemen, Rep. — 88th of 94: −US$82.04 million
- Georgia — 89th of 94: −US$104.43 million
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 91st of 94: −US$117.34 million
- Indonesia — 92nd of 94: −US$178.46 million
- Viet Nam — 93rd of 94: −US$567.91 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 43 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -105,008,000 |
| 2023 | -163,452,000 |
| 2022 | -207,897,000 |
| 2021 | -309,951,000 |
| 2020 | -411,374,000 |
| 2019 | -510,210,000 |
| 2018 | -681,363,000 |
| 2017 | -780,177,000 |
| 2016 | -817,487,000 |
| 2015 | -799,584,000 |
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$378.73 million (2024)
- Indonesia — −US$178.46 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — US$0 (2015)
- Lao PDR — US$76.31 million (2024)
- Mongolia — US$5.71 million (2024)
- Myanmar — −US$63.26 million (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — US$31.68 million (2024)
- Philippines — −US$2.33 million (2024)
- Samoa — −US$3.84 million (2024)
- Solomon Islands — US$48.48 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for China
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 29.54 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.07% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.29 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 23.67 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.89% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$816.19 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$105.01 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is down 11,992% from US$883,000 in 1982. The highest value was US$919.27 million in 1993 and the lowest −US$1.56 billion in 2011.
- How does China rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.MIDA.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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