Sudan: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1970 it is down 137,173% from US$26,000 in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 6 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Sudan's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) rose US$1.59 million on 2023 (from −US$37.22 million to −US$35.64 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.67 million and a typical year strayed about US$225.43 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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$834.43 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$873 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 5% of the movement over 9 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, Sudan had the 83rd highest value of the 94 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 Sudan in the 2024 ranking

• Serbia — 80th of 94: −US$20.61 million
• Azerbaijan — 81st of 94: −US$22.04 million
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 82nd of 94: −US$29.71 million
• Albania — 84th of 94: −US$41.65 million
• Angola — 85th of 94: −US$47.74 million
• Myanmar — 86th of 94: −US$63.26 million

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 49 values

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

• Angola — −US$47.74 million (2024)
• Benin — US$448.24 million (2024)
• Botswana — −US$45,000 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$320.83 million (2024)
• Burundi — −US$5.32 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$36.4 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$338.75 million (2024)
• Central African Republic — −US$4 million (2024)
• Chad — −US$6.64 million (2024)
• Comoros — US$13.51 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Sudan

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$10.77 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 23.83 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.02 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.75 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.9% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$49.06 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 108.57 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Sudan's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)?

−US$35.64 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 137,173% from US$26,000 in 1970. The highest value was US$120.38 million in 1988 and the lowest −US$873 million in 2021.

How does Sudan rank?

83rd highest of 94 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) unusual for Sudan?

In 2024, Sudan's net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) rose US$1.59 million on 2023 (from −US$37.22 million to −US$35.64 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.67 million and a typical year strayed about US$225.43 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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.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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