Low & middle income: Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Low & middle income's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$4.14 billion on 2023 (from −US$2.42 billion to US$1.73 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$92.76 million and a typical year strayed about US$15.9 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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$30.92 billion in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was US$42.11 billion 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% 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.

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 55 values

Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — −US$6.57 million (2024)
• Algeria — US$0 (2022)
• Djibouti — US$0 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$3.73 billion (2024)
• Jordan — US$196.68 million (2024)
• Morocco — −US$530.5 million (2024)
• Pakistan — US$1.13 billion (2024)
• Tunisia — −US$618.94 million (2024)
• Yemen, Rep. — −US$12.94 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Low & middle income

• Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$117.53 billion (2025)
• Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$9.26 billion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$10.48 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 25.26% (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$10.1 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 24.34% (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 0.92% (2025)
• Trade (% of GDP) — 48.51% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Low & middle income's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?

US$1.73 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 1,497% from −US$123.61 million in 1970. The highest value was US$43.79 billion in 2020 and the lowest −US$36.01 billion in 2005.

Is the latest change in net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Low & middle income?

In 2024, Low & middle income's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$4.14 billion on 2023 (from −US$2.42 billion to US$1.73 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$92.76 million and a typical year strayed about US$15.9 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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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