What is the difference in lending to the imf (gra), sdr, annual growth rate between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0 % change on previous year, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?

7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1982.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, annual growth rate

Iran

-100 % change on previous year

in 1983

Sub-Saharan Africa

-100 % change on previous year

in 2024

Iran rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, annual growth rate over time

Iran
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Iran currently reports -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Iran ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 47 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	-22.28 % change on previous year	8.35 % change on previous year	30.64 % change on previous year	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	-61.83 % change on previous year	-45.81 % change on previous year	16.02 % change on previous year	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lending to the imf (gra), sdr, annual growth rate, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Iran, at -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 1983.
What is the difference in lending to the imf (gra), sdr, annual growth rate between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0 % change on previous year, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1982.
How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for lending to the imf (gra), sdr, annual growth rate?: Iran ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, annual growth rate
Unit: % change on previous year
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 55 places, 1,055 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

The year-on-year percentage change in Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.