Samoa's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was US$0 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 100% from −US$3.21 million in 2019.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$0 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$3.21 million | 2019 |
| Highest | US$20.95 million | 2020 |
| Lowest | −US$3.21 million | 2019 |
| Average since 2015 | US$645,965 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$249,861 | 1977 |
Over five years it is up 100% from −US$3.21 million in 2019. Since 1977 it is down 100% from US$249,861 in 1977. The World Bank has no value for 21 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2024, Samoa's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$773,749 on 2023 (from −US$773,749 to US$0).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2023), the average change was +US$26,809 and a typical year strayed about US$7.23 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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$24.16 million in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$22.6 million 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 1% 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, Samoa had the 38th highest value of the 74 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | US$0 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | −US$240.37 million | 2024 |
Closest to Samoa in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IMF is the International Monetary Fund, which provides nonconcessional lending through the credit it provides to its members, mainly to meet balance of payments needs. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 27 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | -773,749 |
| 2022 | -1,552,374 |
| 2021 | -1,652,496 |
| 2020 | 20,951,730 |
| 2019 | -3,205,505 |
| 2018 | -2,463,892 |
| 2017 | -1,608,617 |
| 2016 | -1,612,468 |
| 2015 | -1,622,985 |
Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$0 (2022)
- China — US$0 (2022)
- Fiji — US$0 (2022)
- Indonesia — US$0 (2022)
- Mongolia — −US$82.78 million (2024)
- Myanmar — −US$200.11 million (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — US$251.57 million (2024)
- Philippines — US$0 (2022)
- Solomon Islands — −US$157,980 (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Samoa
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$114.41 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$14.69 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$540.81 (2023)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$598.34 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?
- US$0 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is down 100% from US$249,861 in 1977. The highest value was US$20.95 million in 2020 and the lowest −US$3.21 million in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 38th highest of 74 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2024, Samoa's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$773,749 on 2023 (from −US$773,749 to US$0). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2023), the average change was +US$26,809 and a typical year strayed about US$7.23 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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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