Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR, annual growth rate

Democratic Republic of Congo
30.7 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR, annual growth rate over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 30.7 % change on previous year against 7.77 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 22.93 % change on previous year.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 4.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 84 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 180.26 % change on previous year 352 % change on previous year 171.74 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 12.15 % change on previous year 12.68 % change on previous year 0.526 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s -0.4373 % change on previous year 13.15 % change on previous year 13.59 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 21.85 % change on previous year 2.77 % change on previous year 19.08 % change on previous year Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 11.91 % change on previous year 6.07 % change on previous year 5.84 % change on previous year Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 39.28 % change on previous year 25.65 % change on previous year 13.63 % change on previous year Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr, annual growth rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 30.7 % change on previous year against 7.77 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr, annual growth rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22.93 % change on previous year, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr, annual growth rate?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
95 places, 3,110 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

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