Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.1237 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Zambia rank
5th

Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1237 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 12 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0457 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0415 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.0187 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2914 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2741 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0819 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0513 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1237 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia?
0.0878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 5,907 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.