What is the highest use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.

What is the lowest use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.

Is use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 234.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Name: Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 6.8%

Rank

2nd

of 12 groups

All-time high

0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

All-time low

0.0012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 234.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0014 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1972	0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.9%
1973	0.0015 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1974	0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.7%
1975	0.0043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.1%
1976	0.0058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.5%
1977	0.0058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1978	0.0082 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.0%
1979	0.0101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.5%
1980	0.0101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1981	0.0108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1982	0.013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
1983	0.0176 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.9%
1984	0.0199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1985	0.0233 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
1986	0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1987	0.025 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1988	0.0219 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1989	0.0197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1990	0.0174 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1991	0.0162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1992	0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1993	0.019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1994	0.0209 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1995	0.018 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1996	0.0157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1997	0.0131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
1998	0.013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1999	0.0228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.9%
2000	0.0204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2001	0.0201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2002	0.0202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2003	0.0168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
2004	0.0137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2005	0.0097 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.0%
2006	0.0055 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.4%
2007	0.005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2008	0.0048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2009	0.0161 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+232.6%
2010	0.0133 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2011	0.0126 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2012	0.0126 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2013	0.012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2014	0.0107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2015	0.0115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2016	0.0123 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2017	0.0123 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2018	0.012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2019	0.0112 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2020	0.0218 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+93.8%
2021	0.0321 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.5%
2022	0.0297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2023	0.0336 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2024	0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0187 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0133 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0218 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

1 Central African Republic 0.1747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
2 Suriname 0.1579 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Liberia 0.1424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
4 Burundi 0.1383 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Zambia 0.1237 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4576 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 11.51 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is use of imf credit (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 234.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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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: 25 August 2026

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.