Guinea-Bissau's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was US$17.15 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 217.99% from US$5.39 million in 2014 (12.26% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$17.15 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$2 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$5.39 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$17.38 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$5.35 million | 2004 |
| Average since 2015 | US$5.78 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$934,060 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Guinea-Bissau's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$4.54 million on 2023 (from US$12.61 million to US$17.15 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was +US$758,331 and a typical year strayed about US$6.62 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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$20.78 million in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$20.07 million 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 15% 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, Guinea-Bissau had the 33rd 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | US$17.15 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$2.13 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Guinea-Bissau in the 2024 ranking
- Guinea — 30th of 74: US$21.23 million
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 31st of 74: US$19.91 million
- Cabo Verde — 32nd of 74: US$18.94 million
- Honduras — 34th of 74: US$10.63 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 35th of 74: US$4.25 million
- Kosovo — 36th of 74: US$3.43 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides nonconcessional lending through the credit it provides to its members, mainly to meet balance of payments needs. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 41 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,154,819 |
| 2023 | 12,613,434 |
| 2022 | -2,697,918 |
| 2021 | 17,376,853 |
| 2020 | -3,401,870 |
| 2019 | -2,000,677 |
| 2018 | 2,237,328 |
| 2017 | 6,395,638 |
| 2016 | 6,099,577 |
| 2015 | 3,973,514 |
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$2.57 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Guinea-Bissau
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$61.31 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$188.91 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$188.91 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$188.91 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$188.91 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$87.73 (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$391.44 million (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Guinea-Bissau's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?
- US$17.15 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 1,937% from −US$934,060 in 1977. The highest value was US$17.38 million in 2021 and the lowest −US$5.35 million in 2004.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank?
- 33rd highest of 74 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Guinea-Bissau?
- In 2024, Guinea-Bissau's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$4.54 million on 2023 (from US$12.61 million to US$17.15 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was +US$758,331 and a typical year strayed about US$6.62 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
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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