Mozambique's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) was −US$172.79 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 121.19% from US$815.32 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$172.79 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$46.1 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$815.32 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$815.32 million | 2014 |
| Lowest | −US$172.79 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | US$144.29 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$624.29 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Mozambique's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) fell US$381.31 million on 2023 (from US$208.51 million to −US$172.79 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$6.24 million and a typical year strayed about US$143.29 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$336.95 million in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was US$381.31 million in 2024. 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 downward, about US$62.98 million a year. A straight line explains 64% 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, Mozambique had the 100th highest value of the 116 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | −US$172.79 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$915.37 million | 2024 |
Closest to Mozambique in the 2024 ranking
- Mauritania — 96th of 116: −US$98.45 million
- Bolivia — 97th of 116: −US$103.26 million
- Guinea — 98th of 116: −US$111.91 million
- Congo, Rep. — 100th of 116: −US$223.53 million
- Thailand — 101st of 116: −US$226.2 million
- China — 102nd of 116: −US$253.61 million
What this measures
Bilateral debt includes loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 41 values
| Year | Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -172,794,063 |
| 2023 | 208,514,444 |
| 2022 | -79,688,100 |
| 2021 | -30,511,289 |
| 2020 | -37,551,024 |
| 2019 | 46,102,059 |
| 2018 | 273,416,865 |
| 2017 | 434,449,178 |
| 2016 | 239,368,553 |
| 2015 | 561,595,073 |
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$711.76 million (2024)
- Benin — US$284.77 million (2024)
- Botswana — −US$2.2 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — −US$17.8 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$15.85 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$23.54 million (2024)
- Cameroon — −US$349.55 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$2.93 million (2024)
- Chad — US$482.88 million (2024)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Mozambique
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$2.93 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$2.93 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$2.93 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$2.93 billion (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$87.03 (2023)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$2.78 billion (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$1.44 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mozambique's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$172.79 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is down 127.68% from US$624.29 million in 1984. The highest value was US$815.32 million in 2014 and the lowest −US$172.79 million in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank?
- 100th highest of 116 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for Mozambique?
- In 2024, Mozambique's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) fell US$381.31 million on 2023 (from US$208.51 million to −US$172.79 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$6.24 million and a typical year strayed about US$143.29 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.BLAT.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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