Kyrgyz Republic: Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Kyrgyz Republic's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) rose US$1.07 billion on 2023 (from US$121.51 million to US$1.19 billion).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was +US$5.8 million and a typical year strayed about US$201.84 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.3 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$1.07 billion in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$505.78 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 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 23% 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, Kyrgyz Republic had the 8th highest value of the 79 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.

Closest to Kyrgyz Republic in the 2024 ranking

• Türkiye — 5th of 79: US$3.51 billion
• Mongolia — 6th of 79: US$2.95 billion
• Mozambique — 7th of 79: US$2.94 billion
• Paraguay — 9th of 79: US$1.18 billion
• Philippines — 10th of 79: US$1.14 billion
• El Salvador — 11th of 79: US$1.12 billion

What this measures

Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 27 values

Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$427.28 million (2024)
• Armenia — US$278.53 million (2024)
• Azerbaijan — US$368.86 million (2024)
• Belarus — −US$824.5 million (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$199.7 million (2024)
• Bulgaria — US$106.5 million (2022)
• Georgia — US$525.91 million (2024)
• Kazakhstan — −US$5.32 billion (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Kyrgyz Republic

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 5.29% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$723.69 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$1.06 million (2021)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$11.42 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 943.11 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,555 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 128,435 (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 241.37 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Kyrgyz Republic's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$)?

US$1.19 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is up 5,132% from −US$23.59 million in 1998. The highest value was US$1.19 billion in 2024 and the lowest −US$159.17 million in 2020.

How does Kyrgyz Republic rank?

8th highest of 79 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) unusual for Kyrgyz Republic?

In 2024, Kyrgyz Republic's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) rose US$1.07 billion on 2023 (from US$121.51 million to US$1.19 billion). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was +US$5.8 million and a typical year strayed about US$201.84 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: 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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