## IMF Capacity Development 2026 Highlights

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### Overview and key delivery metrics
- The International Monetary Fund provided $400 M worth of hands-on technical advice, policy-oriented training, and peer learning (FY 2026).
- 2,987 Projects, involving 1,655 experts supporting 163 IMF member countries (FY 2026).
- 23,010 participants in the online learning program (FY 2026).
- 519 Courses delivered and 17,253 Officials trained (FY 2026).
- Training offered in 7 training languages.
- 2 fragile and conflict-affected states (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ukraine) were among the top 10 recipients of capacity development work.

### Delivery by region and income group
- Capacity development delivery by region (FY 2026, percent of total):
  - Sub-Saharan Africa: 36
  - Asia and Pacific: 21
  - Middle East and Central Asia: 17
  - Western Hemisphere: 11
  - Multiregional: 8
  - Europe: 7
- Capacity development delivery by country income group (FY 2026, percent of total):
  - Low-income developing countries: 50
  - Emerging market and middle-income economies: 47
  - Advanced economies: 3

### Delivery by topic
- Capacity development delivery by topic (FY 2026, percent of total):
  - Public finances: 48
  - Monetary and financial systems: 20
  - Macroeconomic frameworks: 15
  - Statistics: 11
  - Legal frameworks: 6

### Training participation breakdown
- Training participation by participants’ region of origin (FY 2026, number of participants): numbers presented in source figures for Asia and Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Central Asia, Western Hemisphere, and Europe.
- Training participation by income group (FY 2026, number of participants): numeric values shown in source figures include 5,764; 4,566; 3,069; 2,389; 1,465; 6,825; 725; 9,517.
- Note: Participant weeks = number of participants times course duration.

### Partner contributions and top recipients
- Top 10 Partners for IMF Capacity Development (Contributions in US dollars over the past five years, FYs 2022–26):
  1. Japan
  2. European Union
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. Switzerland
  5. China
  6. India
  7. Kuwait
  8. Germany
  9. France
  10. The Netherlands
- Note: Based on annualized average signed agreements from FY 2022–26, including support for regional capacity development centers provided directly by host countries.
- Top 10 Recipients of IMF Capacity Development (FY 2026, ranked by capacity development delivered, in US dollars):
  1. Ukraine
  2. Sri Lanka
  3. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  4. Ghana
  5. The Gambia
  6. China
  7. Uganda
  8. Liberia
  9. Kenya
  10. Uzbekistan
- Top 10 Recipients by Training Participation (FY 2026, ranked by participant weeks):
  1. Indonesia
  2. Cameroon
  3. India
  4. China
  5. Bangladesh
  6. Sri Lanka
  7. Kenya
  8. Uzbekistan
  9. Pakistan
  10. Ukraine

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/capacity-developement/brochures/imf-capacity-development-2026-highlights.pdf_