Ethiopia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was US$1.36 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 26,817% from −US$5.08 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.36 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$47.11 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$5.08 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.36 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$53.01 million | 2018 |
| Average since 2015 | US$128.7 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$0 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Ethiopia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$1.36 billion on 2023 (from US$0 to US$1.36 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2023), the average change was −US$1.55 million and a typical year strayed about US$58.21 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 23.3 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$1.36 billion in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$169.41 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.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$82.03 million a year. A straight line explains 32% 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.
How it compares
In 2024, Ethiopia had the 3rd highest value of the 74 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | US$1.36 billion | 2024 |
| Low income | US$2.13 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Ethiopia in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides nonconcessional lending through the credit it provides to its members, mainly to meet balance of payments needs. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 42 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,357,238,001 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2020 | 169,406,718 |
| 2019 | -47,107,110 |
| 2018 | -53,010,503 |
| 2017 | -51,913,941 |
| 2016 | -52,038,231 |
| 2015 | -35,541,963 |
| 2014 |
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$237.41 million (2024)
- Benin — US$66.18 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$42.31 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$0 (2022)
- Cabo Verde — US$18.94 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$34.81 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$9.54 million (2024)
- Chad — US$0 (2022)
- Comoros — US$2.57 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Ethiopia
- GDP (current US$) — US$126.36 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 15.09 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$932.73 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 111,421 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$126.14 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 15.07 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 111,231 (2025)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$128.07 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ethiopia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?
- US$1.36 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Ethiopia rank?
- 3rd highest of 74 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Ethiopia?
- In 2024, Ethiopia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$1.36 billion on 2023 (from US$0 to US$1.36 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2023), the average change was −US$1.55 million and a typical year strayed about US$58.21 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 23.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
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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