Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Use of IMF Credit and Loans, US dollar, annual growth rate
Somalia
41.22 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, US dollar, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 41.22 % change on previous year against 5.29 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35.93 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 7.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 156 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.23 % change on previous year | 78.16 % change on previous year | 55.93 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 18.78 % change on previous year | 17.66 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 34.75 % change on previous year | 10.04 % change on previous year | 24.71 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.3347 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | -1.24 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year | 7.88 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 20.86 % change on previous year | 34.81 % change on previous year | 13.95 % 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, us dollar, annual growth rate, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 41.22 % change on previous year against 5.29 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in use of imf credit and loans, us dollar, annual growth rate between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35.93 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for use of imf credit and loans, us dollar, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 7th 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, US dollar, 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, US dollar. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.