Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) was 13.18 billion NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1995–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 13.18 billion NFL, current US$, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 372.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 21.61 billion NFL, current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, -4.84 billion NFL, current US$, in 2023.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 850.84 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 586.44 million NFL, current US$ | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 6.71 billion NFL, current US$ | +1044.0% |
| 1998 | 1.07 billion NFL, current US$ | -84.0% |
| 1999 | 1.18 billion NFL, current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 1.25 billion NFL, current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 2.19 billion NFL, current US$ | +74.3% |
| 2003 | 385.44 million NFL, current US$ | -82.4% |
| 2007 | 7.79 billion NFL, current US$ | +1922.2% |
| 2008 | 3.00 billion NFL, current US$ | -61.5% |
| 2009 | 2.01 billion NFL, current US$ | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 6.47 billion NFL, current US$ | +222.2% |
| 2011 | 17.51 billion NFL, current US$ | +170.5% |
| 2012 | 16.37 billion NFL, current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 8.69 billion NFL, current US$ | -46.9% |
| 2014 | 13.92 billion NFL, current US$ | +60.1% |
| 2015 | -3.60 billion NFL, current US$ | -125.9% |
| 2016 | 11.26 billion NFL, current US$ | -413.0% |
| 2017 | 21.61 billion NFL, current US$ | +91.9% |
| 2018 | 11.18 billion NFL, current US$ | -48.3% |
| 2019 | 20.78 billion NFL, current US$ | +85.9% |
| 2020 | -3.28 billion NFL, current US$ | -115.8% |
| 2021 | 8.74 billion NFL, current US$ | -366.3% |
| 2022 | -2.91 billion NFL, current US$ | -133.3% |
| 2023 | -4.84 billion NFL, current US$ | +66.0% |
| 2024 | 13.18 billion NFL, current US$ | -372.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) in Sub-Saharan Africa (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1922.2% | 385.44 million NFL, current US$ | 7.79 billion NFL, current US$ |
| 1997 | +1044.0% | 586.44 million NFL, current US$ | 6.71 billion NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.08 billion NFL, current US$ | 586.44 million NFL, current US$ | 6.71 billion NFL, current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.77 billion NFL, current US$ | 385.44 million NFL, current US$ | 7.79 billion NFL, current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.42 billion NFL, current US$ | -3.60 billion NFL, current US$ | 21.61 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 billion NFL, current US$ | -4.84 billion NFL, current US$ | 13.18 billion NFL, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 5 Philippines 5.15 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 6 Peru 3.98 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 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 Côte d'Ivoire 2.22 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 11 Nigeria 2.20 billion NFL, current US$ compare
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Net migration -225,499 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
- Broad money 38.6% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 24.7% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 66.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 13.18 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.61 billion NFL, current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.84 billion NFL, current US$ in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is portfolio investment, bonds (ppg + png) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.