Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR
Democratic Republic of Congo
2.09 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
19.12 billion
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 19.12 billion against 2.09 billion in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 17.03 billion.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 81 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 14.00 million | 77.01 million | 63.01 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 98.73 million | 712.52 million | 613.79 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 144.54 million | 2.87 billion | 2.73 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 425.94 million | 3.04 billion | 2.61 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 250.88 million | 4.39 billion | 4.14 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 1.28 billion | 13.85 billion | 12.57 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 19.12 billion against 2.09 billion in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17.03 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.