Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zambia: Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR
Sub-Saharan Africa
19.12 billion
in 2025
Zambia
1.13 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Zambia rank
5th
Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 19.12 billion against 1.13 billion in Zambia, a difference of 17.99 billion.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.9 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Zambia ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th of 12 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 77.01 million | 2.30 million | 74.71 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 712.52 million | 33.44 million | 679.07 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 2.87 billion | 424.06 million | 2.45 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 3.04 billion | 433.08 million | 2.61 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 4.39 billion | 173.82 million | 4.22 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 13.85 billion | 447.83 million | 13.40 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zambia?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 19.12 billion against 1.13 billion in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
- 17.99 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for outstanding imf loans (prgt), sdr?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 5th of 12 groups.
- 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.