Korea, Rep.'s net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) was US$0 in 2015, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 100% from −US$3.47 million in 2005.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$0 | 2015 |
| Five years earlier | US$0 | 2010 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$3.47 million | 2005 |
| Highest | US$20 million | 1974 |
| Lowest | −US$36.89 million | 2009 |
| Average since 2006 | −US$4.73 million | 2006–2015 |
| First recorded | US$1.1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2015, Korea, Rep.'s net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2014 (from US$0 to US$0).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2014), the average change was +US$50,000 and a typical year strayed about US$9.25 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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$36.89 million in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$33.43 million in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2006 to 2015 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% 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
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Rep. | US$0 | 2015 |
| East Asia & Pacific | −US$267.8 million | 2024 |
Closest to Korea, Rep. in the 2015 ranking
- Chile — 1st of 3: US$0
- Equatorial Guinea — 3rd of 3: −US$2.5 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 46 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2009 | -36,893,000 |
| 2008 | -3,468,000 |
| 2007 | -3,468,000 |
| 2006 | -3,467,866 |
| 2005 |
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$378.73 million (2024)
- China — −US$105.01 million (2024)
- Indonesia — −US$178.46 million (2024)
- Lao PDR — US$76.31 million (2024)
- Mongolia — US$5.71 million (2024)
- Myanmar — −US$63.26 million (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — US$31.68 million (2024)
- Philippines — −US$2.33 million (2024)
- Samoa — −US$3.84 million (2024)
- Solomon Islands — US$48.48 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Korea, Rep.
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$436.57 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$421.91 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$330.43 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 470.02 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$332.28 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 411.92 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.65% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Korea, Rep.'s net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)?
- US$0 in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 100% from US$1.1 million in 1970. The highest value was US$20 million in 1974 and the lowest −US$36.89 million in 2009.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) unusual for Korea, Rep.?
- In 2015, Korea, Rep.'s net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2014 (from US$0 to US$0). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2014), the average change was +US$50,000 and a typical year strayed about US$9.25 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- 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.MIDA.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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