East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) was −US$52.79 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 207.08% from US$49.3 billion in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$52.79 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$52.28 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$49.3 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$55.77 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$52.79 billion | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | US$14.45 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$376.7 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) fell US$31.87 billion on 2023 (from −US$20.92 billion to −US$52.79 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$640.45 million and a typical year strayed about US$20.22 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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$40.28 billion in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$78.02 billion in 2022. 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 downward, about US$7.69 billion a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
What this measures
Nonguaranteed long-term commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -52,794,919,000 |
| 2023 | -20,923,501,000 |
| 2022 | -22,256,990,000 |
| 2021 | 55,766,669,000 |
| 2020 | 31,333,108,000 |
| 2019 | 52,277,048,000 |
| 2018 | 22,645,738,000 |
| 2017 | 14,993,454,000 |
| 2016 | 16,097,153,000 |
| 2015 | 47,390,971,000 |
PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$5.93 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 25.52% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$5.08 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.84% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 3.68% (2025)
- Trade (% of GDP) — 46.88% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$1.73 trillion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$52.79 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 14,115% from US$376.7 million in 1970. The highest value was US$55.77 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$52.79 billion in 2024.
- Is the latest change in PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- In 2024, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s PNG, commercial banks and other creditors (NFL, current US$) fell US$31.87 billion on 2023 (from −US$20.92 billion to −US$52.79 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$640.45 million and a typical year strayed about US$20.22 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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.PNGC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics, 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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