Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
39.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2641 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 39.29 % change on previous year against 0.2641 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 39.03 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 148.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 156 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.33 % change on previous year | 59.81 % change on previous year | 20.48 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 14.11 % change on previous year | 40.34 % change on previous year | 26.22 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 11.69 % change on previous year | 10.29 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | -2.77 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 4.06 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 31.4 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 29.07 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 14.58 % change on previous year | 7.81 % change on previous year | 6.77 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 13 % change on previous year | 33.96 % change on previous year | 20.95 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of imf credit and loans, sdr, annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 39.29 % change on previous year against 0.2641 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in use of imf credit and loans, sdr, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 39.03 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for use of imf credit and loans, sdr, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.