South Africa's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) was US$53.84 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 168.04% from US$20.09 million in 2014 (10.36% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$53.84 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$161.11 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$20.09 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$161.11 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | −US$82.59 million | 2021 |
| Average since 2015 | US$14.04 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$9.07 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, South Africa's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) fell US$16.39 million on 2023 (from US$70.22 million to US$53.84 million).
Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +US$5.1 million and a typical year strayed about US$93.72 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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$163.95 million in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$235.29 million in 2020. 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.
How it compares
In 2024, South Africa had the 25th highest value of the 111 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | US$53.84 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | −US$701.91 million | 2024 |
Closest to South Africa in the 2024 ranking
- Paraguay — 22nd of 111: US$78.19 million
- Bangladesh — 23rd of 111: US$75.43 million
- Guyana — 24th of 111: US$58.83 million
- Montenegro — 26th of 111: US$48.56 million
- Belarus — 27th of 111: US$48.2 million
- St. Lucia — 28th of 111: US$46.37 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Others is a residual category in the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System. It includes such institutions as the Caribbean Development Fund, Council of Europe, European Development Fund, Islamic Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund, and the like. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 14 values
| Year | Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 53,836,028 |
| 2023 | 70,223,324 |
| 2022 | 10,012,236 |
| 2021 | -82,589,201 |
| 2020 | -74,177,728 |
| 2019 | 161,108,711 |
| 2018 | -2,836,680 |
| 2017 | -2,802,667 |
| 2016 | -1,763,449 |
| 2015 | 9,429,365 |
| 2014 |
Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$18.3 million (2024)
- Benin — US$269.98 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$99.36 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$96.93 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$3.21 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$5.23 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$173.45 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$2.33 million (2024)
- Chad — −US$20.09 million (2024)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for South Africa
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 9.32% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 44.9% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$20.32 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$126.24 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) — 5.58% (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$104.47 billion (2025)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$21.77 billion (2025)
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$1.74 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is South Africa's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$)?
- US$53.84 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 493.24% from US$9.07 million in 2011 (14.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$161.11 million in 2019 and the lowest −US$82.59 million in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank?
- 25th highest of 111 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) unusual for South Africa?
- In 2024, South Africa's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) fell US$16.39 million on 2023 (from US$70.22 million to US$53.84 million). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +US$5.1 million and a typical year strayed about US$93.72 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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.MOTH.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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