South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) was US$22.81 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 97.84% from US$1.06 billion in 2014 (31.85% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$22.81 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$891.37 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.06 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.48 billion | 1992 |
| Lowest | US$22.81 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | US$706.53 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$173.95 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) fell 90% on 2023 (from US$228.11 million to US$22.81 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 51.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 179.6% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 90% 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$89.93 million a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,814,000 |
| 2023 | 228,108,000 |
| 2022 | 146,192,000 |
| 2021 | 1,074,607,000 |
| 2020 | 1,063,719,000 |
| 2019 | 891,368,000 |
| 2018 | 991,926,000 |
| 2017 | 979,599,000 |
| 2016 | 1,054,474,000 |
| 2015 | 612,541,000 |
| 2014 |
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — −US$9.35 million (2024)
- Djibouti — US$30.11 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — −US$29.71 million (2024)
- Iraq — −US$16.46 million (2024)
- Jordan — US$6.35 million (2024)
- Morocco — −US$196,000 (2024)
- Pakistan — US$537.03 million (2024)
- Syrian Arab Republic — US$0 (2024)
- Tunisia — −US$105,000 (2023)
- Yemen, Rep. — −US$82.04 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$465.69 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$375.66 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 10.17% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.69 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.54 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,504 (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)?
- US$22.81 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 86.88% from US$173.95 million in 1970 (3.69% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.48 billion in 1992 and the lowest US$22.81 million in 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) unusual for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- In 2024, South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) fell 90% on 2023 (from US$228.11 million to US$22.81 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 51.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.MIDA.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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