China's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) was −US$2.24 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1,443% from −US$144.86 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$2.24 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.06 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$144.86 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$2.43 billion | 1995 |
| Lowest | −US$2.24 billion | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$74.02 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$883,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, China's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) fell US$1.45 billion on 2023 (from −US$785.98 million to −US$2.24 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$94.01 million and a typical year strayed about US$789.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2.41 billion in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.89 billion in 2002. 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 30% 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, China had the 118th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| China | −US$2.24 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$30.72 billion | 2024 |
Closest to China in the 2024 ranking
- Azerbaijan — 115th of 118: −US$457.08 million
- Thailand — 116th of 118: −US$695.43 million
- Viet Nam — 117th of 118: −US$993.02 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 43 values
| Year | Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -2,235,906,000 |
| 2023 | -785,984,000 |
| 2022 | -368,373,000 |
| 2021 | 684,400,000 |
| 2020 | 316,851,000 |
| 2019 | 1,063,266,000 |
| 2018 | 381,659,000 |
| 2017 | 399,005,000 |
| 2016 | 30,506,000 |
| 2015 | -225,611,000 |
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$668.41 million (2024)
- Fiji — US$148.5 million (2024)
- Indonesia — US$1.89 billion (2024)
- Lao PDR — US$90.02 million (2024)
- Mongolia — US$162.42 million (2024)
- Myanmar — −US$110.82 million (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — US$121.02 million (2024)
- Philippines — US$4.45 billion (2024)
- Samoa — −US$10.24 million (2024)
- Solomon Islands
More economic policy & debt data for China
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — 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$816.19 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$2.24 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is down 253,317% from US$883,000 in 1982. The highest value was US$2.43 billion in 1995 and the lowest −US$2.24 billion in 2024.
- How does China rank?
- 118th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for China?
- In 2024, China's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) fell US$1.45 billion on 2023 (from −US$785.98 million to −US$2.24 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$94.01 million and a typical year strayed about US$789.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
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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