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
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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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Indicator
Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
208 places, 16,199 data points, 1945–2025
Last refreshed

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