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
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B194519852025

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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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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