Somalia, Fed. Rep.: Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1970 it is down 154.48% from US$4.09 million in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 14 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$123.9 million in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was US$54.75 million in 1985. 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, Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the 59th 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.

Closest to Somalia, Fed. Rep. in the 2024 ranking

• Mauritius — 56th of 116: −US$1.8 million
• Liberia — 57th of 116: −US$1.96 million
• Botswana — 58th of 116: −US$2.2 million
• Guinea-Bissau — 60th of 116: −US$2.61 million
• Central African Republic — 61st of 116: −US$2.93 million
• Gabon — 62nd of 116: −US$4.42 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

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 Somalia, Fed. Rep.

• GDP (current US$) — US$13 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 391.2 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$9.15 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 305.81 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$661.17 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 19.9 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$465.44 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 15.56 million (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$12.94 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 389.67 trillion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)?

−US$2.23 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 154.48% from US$4.09 million in 1970. The highest value was US$162.6 million in 1981 and the lowest −US$2.23 million in 2024.

How does Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank?

59th highest of 116 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

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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