Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar
Sri Lanka
2.43 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
10.39 billion
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 10.39 billion against 2.43 billion in Sri Lanka, a difference of 7.96 billion.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 164,000 | 164,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1960s | 34.49 million | 44.09 million | 9.60 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 151.05 million | 669.67 million | 518.62 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 305.58 million | 4.51 billion | 4.21 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 30.31 million | 2.17 billion | 2.14 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 246.21 million | 608.27 million | 362.07 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.31 billion | 1.06 billion | 247.94 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.56 billion | 14.78 billion | 13.22 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 10.39 billion against 2.43 billion in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.96 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for outstanding purchase (gra), us dollar?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar. 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.