Serbia: Net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 100% from −US$45.25 million in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 12 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Serbia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) fell US$218.38 million on 2023 (from US$218.38 million to US$0).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2023), the average change was −US$88.04 million and a typical year strayed about US$344.51 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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$592.9 million in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.12 billion in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those 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, Serbia 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.

Closest to Serbia in the 2024 ranking

• Djibouti — 38th of 74: US$0
• Maldives — 39th of 74: US$0
• Samoa — 40th of 74: US$0
• St. Lucia — 42nd of 74: US$0
• Sudan — 43rd of 74: US$0
• Tajikistan — 44th of 74: US$0

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 43 values

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

• Albania — US$0 (2022)
• Armenia — −US$170.66 million (2024)
• Azerbaijan — US$0 (2022)
• Belarus — US$0 (2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — −US$204.1 million (2024)
• Bulgaria — US$0 (2022)
• Georgia — −US$56.09 million (2024)
• Kosovo — US$3.43 million (2024)
• Kyrgyz Republic — −US$95.01 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Serbia

• External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) — US$51.98 billion (2024)
• Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) — US$2.64 billion (2024)
• External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) — US$48.35 billion (2024)
• External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) — US$20.37 billion (2024)
• External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) — US$27.97 billion (2024)
• External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) — US$1 billion (2024)
• Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 1.92% (2024)
• PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) — US$2.31 billion (2024)
• IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Serbia'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 1970?

It is up 100% from −US$45.25 million in 1970. The highest value was US$1.58 billion in 2009 and the lowest −US$863.25 million in 2013.

How does Serbia 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 Serbia?

In 2024, Serbia's net financial flows, IMF nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) fell US$218.38 million on 2023 (from US$218.38 million to US$0). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2023), the average change was −US$88.04 million and a typical year strayed about US$344.51 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below 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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