Egypt ranks as the African country with the highest outstanding credit to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with approximately 7.86 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR), according to IMF data as of late October 2026.
Côte d’Ivoire follows in second place with 4.12 billion SDR, while Ghana, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo complete the top five, with 2.89 billion, 2.83 billion and 2.40 billion SDR, respectively.
Angola ranks sixth with 2.17 billion SDR, followed by Ethiopia with 2.09 billion SDR. Tanzania occupies eighth position with 1.66 billion SDR, while Zambia and Cameroon rank ninth and tenth, with 1.27 billion and 1.09 billion SDR, respectively.
The top 10 countries are:
1. Egypt – 7,861,227,527 SDR
2. Côte d’Ivoire – 4,122,297,044 SDR
3. Ghana – 2,891,340,000 SDR
4. Kenya – 2,826,240,068 SDR
5. DR Congo – 2,400,275,006 SDR
6. Angola – 2,169,933,346 SDR
7. Ethiopia – 2,085,670,500 SDR
8. Tanzania – 1,662,220,000 SDR
9. Zambia – 1,271,660,000 SDR
10. Cameroon – 1,087,670,000 SDR
The figures are measured in Special Drawing Rights (SDR), an international reserve asset created by the IMF. SDR is not a conventional currency but has monetary value and can be exchanged for usable currencies, including the US dollar.
The ranking reflects each country’s total outstanding credit to the IMF and does not represent its entire national or external debt.
Source: IMF Total Credit Outstanding data, late October 2026.
