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IMF Debt Relative to the Size of the Economy
IMF credit and loans outstanding at year-end, % of GDP, latest year, the largest borrowers
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where a new leader takes first place.
IMF Fund Accounts: use of IMF credit (General Resources Account) plus PRGT and RST loans outstanding. Owed in SDRs, so the dollar figure also moves with exchange rates. GDP in U.S. dollars from the IMF World Economic Outlook; the ratio is a Palanor calculation.
How large each big borrower’s debt to the IMF is next to its economy.
What this chart reads·20 series
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- Argentina · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Argentina”latest 2025-12-31
- Ukraine · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Ukraine”latest 2025-12-31
- Pakistan · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Pakistan”latest 2025-12-31
- Egypt · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Egypt”latest 2025-12-31
- Ecuador · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Ecuador”latest 2025-12-31
- Côte d'Ivoire · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Côte d’Ivoire”latest 2025-12-31
- Ghana · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Ghana”latest 2025-12-31
- Bangladesh · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Bangladesh”latest 2025-12-31
- Kenya · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Kenya”latest 2025-12-31
- DR Congo · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “DR Congo”latest 2025-12-31
- Sri Lanka · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Sri Lanka”latest 2025-12-31
- Angola · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Angola”latest 2025-12-31
- Ethiopia · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Ethiopia”latest 2025-12-31
- Costa Rica · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Costa Rica”latest 2025-12-31
- Jordan · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Jordan”latest 2025-12-31
- Tanzania · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Tanzania”latest 2025-12-31
- Zambia · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Zambia”latest 2025-12-31
- Cameroon · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Cameroon”latest 2025-12-31
- Morocco · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Morocco”latest 2025-12-31
- Jamaica · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDPas “Jamaica”latest 2025-12-31
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Argentina · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Ukraine · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Pakistan · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Egypt · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Ecuador · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Côte d'Ivoire · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Ghana · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Bangladesh · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Kenya · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
DR Congo · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Sri Lanka · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Angola · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Ethiopia · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Costa Rica · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Jordan · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Tanzania · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Zambia · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Cameroon · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Morocco · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
Jamaica · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP. Source: International Monetary Fund, Fund Accounts (FA), with GDP from the World Economic Outlook, read from the IMF data API (api.imf.org, dataflow IMF.STA/FA and IMF.RES/WEO). https://data.imf.org/ Attribution: Source: International Monetary Fund. Transformations by Palanor where stated. Transformation by Palanor: year-end credit outstanding in US dollars (FA, CLIMF_USD, annual) divided by GDP in US dollars for the same year from the newest World Economic Outlook, times 100. A Palanor calculation; the IMF does not publish this ratio. IMF data is available free of charge from the IMF. Use follows the IMF Copyright and Usage terms, Special Terms for Statistical Data (imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms).
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