Iraq's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) was −US$1 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 92.25% from −US$12.9 million in 2019.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$1 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$12.9 million | 2019 |
| Highest | US$1 million | 2022 |
| Lowest | −US$13.17 million | 2020 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$8.02 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$12.79 million | 2015 |
Over five years it is up 92.25% from −US$12.9 million in 2019. Since 2015 it is up 92.18% from −US$12.79 million in 2015.
What the numbers say
In 2024, Iraq's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) fell US$1 million on 2023 (from US$0 to −US$1 million).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2023), the average change was +US$1.6 million and a typical year strayed about US$3.72 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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$9.89 million in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1 million in 2023. 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$1.77 million a year. A straight line explains 72% 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, Iraq had the 67th highest value of the 111 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq | −US$1 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | −US$701.91 million | 2024 |
Closest to Iraq in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Others is a residual category in the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System. It includes such institutions as the Caribbean Development Fund, Council of Europe, European Development Fund, Islamic Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund, and the like. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 10 values
| Year | Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -1,000,000 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1,000,000 |
| 2021 | -3,282,200 |
| 2020 | -13,167,271 |
| 2019 | -12,903,540 |
| 2018 | -12,677,718 |
| 2017 | -12,672,016 |
| 2016 | -12,741,276 |
| 2015 | -12,786,600 |
Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$0 (2023)
- Djibouti — US$5.03 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$989.99 million (2024)
- Jordan — US$94.99 million (2024)
- Lebanon — −US$18.07 million (2024)
- Morocco — US$37.79 million (2024)
- Pakistan — US$130.54 million (2024)
- Syrian Arab Republic — US$0 (2024)
- Tunisia — US$620.2 million (2024)
- Yemen, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Iraq
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$98.45 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$73.93 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$254.37 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 330.68 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$188.32 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 207.34 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$5,410 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 7.03 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$4,005 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4.41 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$254.8 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Iraq's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$1 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2015?
- It is up 92.18% from −US$12.79 million in 2015. The highest value was US$1 million in 2022 and the lowest −US$13.17 million in 2020.
- How does Iraq rank?
- 67th highest of 111 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) unusual for Iraq?
- In 2024, Iraq's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) fell US$1 million on 2023 (from US$0 to −US$1 million). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2023), the average change was +US$1.6 million and a typical year strayed about US$3.72 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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.MOTH.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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