Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR was 28.66 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
28.66 billion
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
4th
of 12 groups
All-time high
28.66 billion
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1945
Years of data
81
1945–2025
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 28.66 billion for use of imf credit and loans, sdr in 2025. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 493.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of imf credit and loans, sdr in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 28.66 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 280,000 | — |
| 1949 | 540,000 | +92.9% |
| 1950 | 240,000 | -55.6% |
| 1951 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 11.18 million | — |
| 1959 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 8.71 million | — |
| 1963 | 12.15 million | +39.5% |
| 1964 | 20.72 million | +70.5% |
| 1965 | 18.77 million | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 69.25 million | +268.9% |
| 1967 | 95.78 million | +38.3% |
| 1968 | 109.94 million | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 105.54 million | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 75.52 million | -28.4% |
| 1971 | 66.88 million | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 91.35 million | +36.6% |
| 1973 | 104.63 million | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 220.29 million | +110.5% |
| 1975 | 440.11 million | +99.8% |
| 1976 | 1.00 billion | +127.6% |
| 1977 | 1.14 billion | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 1.40 billion | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 1.65 billion | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 1.98 billion | +20.2% |
| 1981 | 3.21 billion | +62.2% |
| 1982 | 4.60 billion | +43.2% |
| 1983 | 5.59 billion | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 6.03 billion | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 6.02 billion | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.30 billion | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 4.50 billion | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 4.35 billion | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.02 billion | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 3.81 billion | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 3.80 billion | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.79 billion | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.28 billion | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 4.59 billion | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 5.01 billion | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 5.07 billion | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.69 billion | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 4.51 billion | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 4.48 billion | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.51 billion | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.40 billion | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.54 billion | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.29 billion | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.11 billion | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 3.64 billion | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 1.63 billion | -55.2% |
| 2007 | 1.69 billion | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.19 billion | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 3.61 billion | +65.2% |
| 2010 | 3.49 billion | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.34 billion | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 4.90 billion | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 5.06 billion | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.89 billion | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.83 billion | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.81 billion | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.23 billion | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 6.30 billion | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 7.37 billion | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 19.28 billion | +161.7% |
| 2021 | 22.79 billion | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 24.90 billion | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 26.97 billion | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 28.59 billion | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 28.66 billion | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +268.9% | 18.77 million | 69.25 million |
| 2020 | +161.7% | 7.37 billion | 19.28 billion |
| 1976 | +127.6% | 440.11 million | 1.00 billion |
| 1951 | -100.0% | 240,000 | 0 |
| 1959 | -100.0% | 11.18 million | 0 |
| 1974 | +110.5% | 104.63 million | 220.29 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 164,000 | 0 | 540,000 | 5 |
| 1950s | 1.14 million | 0 | 11.18 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.09 million | 0 | 109.94 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 618.99 million | 66.88 million | 1.65 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.56 billion | 1.98 billion | 6.03 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.40 billion | 3.79 billion | 5.07 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 billion | 1.63 billion | 4.54 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 billion | 3.49 billion | 7.37 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.20 billion | 19.28 billion | 28.66 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is use of imf credit and loans, sdr in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Use of imf credit and loans, sdr in Sub-Saharan Africa was 28.66 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of imf credit and loans, sdr recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.66 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest use of imf credit and loans, sdr recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for use of imf credit and loans, sdr?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is use of imf credit and loans, sdr rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 493.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.