Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) was -1.51 billion NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded -1.51 billion NFL, current US$ for portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 139.3% on the previous year and down 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 14.99 billion NFL, current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.51 billion NFL, current US$, in 2024.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 150.48 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 660.19 million NFL, current US$ | +338.7% |
| 1996 | 1.05 billion NFL, current US$ | +58.5% |
| 1997 | 1.67 billion NFL, current US$ | +59.7% |
| 1998 | 1.34 billion NFL, current US$ | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 1.35 billion NFL, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.42 billion NFL, current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 4.37 billion NFL, current US$ | +206.8% |
| 2002 | 5.06 billion NFL, current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 569.20 million NFL, current US$ | -88.7% |
| 2004 | 3.05 billion NFL, current US$ | +435.4% |
| 2005 | 3.62 billion NFL, current US$ | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 1.83 billion NFL, current US$ | -49.3% |
| 2007 | 1.49 billion NFL, current US$ | -18.7% |
| 2008 | -821.83 million NFL, current US$ | -155.1% |
| 2009 | -425.58 million NFL, current US$ | -48.2% |
| 2010 | 1.97 billion NFL, current US$ | -562.1% |
| 2012 | 5.85 billion NFL, current US$ | +197.3% |
| 2013 | 7.55 billion NFL, current US$ | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 14.99 billion NFL, current US$ | +98.4% |
| 2018 | 10.00 billion NFL, current US$ | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 7.89 billion NFL, current US$ | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 9.81 billion NFL, current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 3.83 billion NFL, current US$ | -60.9% |
| 2024 | -1.51 billion NFL, current US$ | -139.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +562.1% | -425.58 million NFL, current US$ | 1.97 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 2004 | +435.4% | 569.20 million NFL, current US$ | 3.05 billion NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 billion NFL, current US$ | 150.48 million NFL, current US$ | 1.67 billion NFL, current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.02 billion NFL, current US$ | -821.83 million NFL, current US$ | 5.06 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 billion NFL, current US$ | 1.97 billion NFL, current US$ | 14.99 billion NFL, current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.01 billion NFL, current US$ | -1.51 billion NFL, current US$ | 9.81 billion NFL, current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 7 Colombia 3.76 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 3.59 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 9 Indonesia 3.52 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 2.22 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 11 Nigeria 2.20 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 12 Argentina 2.14 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 13 Angola 1.93 billion NFL, current US$ compare
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Net migration -1.28 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.99 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.0% (2025)
- Broad money 69.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.6% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -42.48 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was -1.51 billion NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.99 billion NFL, current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.51 billion NFL, current US$ in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Bonds are securities issued with a fixed rate of interest for a period of more than one year. They include net flows through cross-border public and publicly guaranteed and private nonguaranteed bond issues. Data are in current U.S. dollars.