Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR
Egypt
6.20 billion
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
28.66 billion
in 2025
Egypt rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 28.66 billion against 6.20 billion in Egypt, a difference of 22.46 billion.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.6 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 164,000 | 164,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1950s | 4.23 million | 1.14 million | 3.08 million | Egypt |
| 1960s | 71.60 million | 44.09 million | 27.51 million | Egypt |
| 1970s | 157.54 million | 618.99 million | 461.45 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 199.76 million | 4.56 billion | 4.36 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 68.37 million | 4.40 billion | 4.34 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0 | 3.46 billion | 3.46 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 2.06 billion | 5.12 billion | 3.06 billion | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 11.22 billion | 25.20 billion | 13.98 billion | 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, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 28.66 billion against 6.20 billion in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in use of imf credit and loans, sdr between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 22.46 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for use of imf credit and loans, sdr?
- Egypt ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Use of IMF Credit and Loans, 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.