Sudan's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) was −US$29.38 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 160.91% from US$48.24 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$29.38 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$268.49 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$48.24 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$268.49 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | −US$64.99 million | 2021 |
| Average since 2015 | US$12.39 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$41.04 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Sudan's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) fell US$210,039 on 2023 (from −US$29.17 million to −US$29.38 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2023), the average change was −US$2.76 million and a typical year strayed about US$104.55 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$267.37 million in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$280.43 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 5% 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, Sudan had the 94th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sudan | −US$29.38 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$235.51 million | 2024 |
Closest to Sudan in the 2024 ranking
- Viet Nam — 90th of 111: −US$24.58 million
- Maldives — 91st of 111: −US$27.53 million
- North Macedonia — 92nd of 111: −US$27.74 million
- Honduras — 94th of 111: −US$30.22 million
- Zimbabwe — 95th of 111: −US$31.01 million
- Mauritania — 96th of 111: −US$34.06 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Others is a residual category in the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System. It includes such institutions as the Caribbean Development Fund, Council of Europe, European Development Fund, Islamic Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund, and the like. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 42 values
| Year | Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -29,380,801 |
| 2023 | -29,170,761 |
| 2022 | -30,060,658 |
| 2021 | -64,988,485 |
| 2020 | -11,934,066 |
| 2019 | 268,492,833 |
| 2018 | 1,125,051 |
| 2017 | 1,799,602 |
| 2016 | 38,678,742 |
| 2015 | -20,638,298 |
| 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$20.09 million (2024)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Sudan
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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$49.06 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 108.57 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sudan's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$29.38 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is down 171.59% from US$41.04 million in 1974. The highest value was US$268.49 million in 2019 and the lowest −US$64.99 million in 2021.
- How does Sudan rank?
- 94th highest of 111 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) unusual for Sudan?
- In 2024, Sudan's net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) fell US$210,039 on 2023 (from −US$29.17 million to −US$29.38 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2023), the average change was −US$2.76 million and a typical year strayed about US$104.55 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.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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