Nigeria vs South Africa: Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)
Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 6.45 billion DOD, current US$ against 5.52 billion DOD, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 933.94 million DOD, current US$.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 14th of 124 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 215.70 million DOD, current US$ | 302.45 million DOD, current US$ | 86.75 million DOD, current US$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 467.14 million DOD, current US$ | 566.64 million DOD, current US$ | 99.50 million DOD, current US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 159.87 million DOD, current US$ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 7.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 8.69 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.51 billion DOD, current US$ | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of imf credit, Nigeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 6.45 billion DOD, current US$ against 5.52 billion DOD, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in use of imf credit between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 933.94 million DOD, current US$, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for use of imf credit?
- Nigeria ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 14th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Use of IMF Credit: Data related to the operations of the IMF are provided by the IMF Treasurer’s Department. They are converted from special drawing rights into dollars using end-of-period exchange rates for stocks and average-over-the-period exchange rates for flows. IMF trust fund operations under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, Extended Fund Facility, Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Structural Adjustment Facility (Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility in 1999) are presented together with all of the IMF’s special facilities (buffer stock, supplemental reserve, compensatory and contingency facilities, oil facilities, and other facilities). SDR allocations are also included in this category. According to the BPM6, SDR allocations are recorded as the incurrence of a debt liability of the member receiving them (because of a requirement to repay the allocation in certain circumstances, and also because interest accrues). This debt item is introduced for the first time this year with historical data starting in 1999.