COVID-19 Financial Assistance and Debt Service Relief
The IMF is providing financial assistance and debt service relief to member countries facing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This page provides an overview of assistance approved by the IMF’s Executive Board since late March 2020 under its various lending facilities and debt service relief financed by the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT). Overall, the IMF is currently making about $250 billion, a quarter of its $1 trillion lending capacity, available to member countries.
Last Updated on July 31, 2020
Countries Receiving Assistance and Debt Service Relief
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Financial Assistance
Total Financial Assistance for 80 Countries:
SDR 63,871.06 million / US$ 87,841.52 million 3
Asia and Pacific 1
Country |
Type of Emergency Financing |
Amount Approved
|
Amount Approved
|
Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
SDR 177.77 million SDR 355.53 million |
US$ 244 million 3 US$ 488 million 3 |
May 29, 2020 | |
| Maldives | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 21.2 million | US$ 28.9 million 3 | April 22, 2020 |
| Mongolia | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 72.3 million | US$ 99 million 3 | June 3, 2020 |
| Myanmar | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) |
SDR 172.3 million
SDR 86.1 million |
US$ 237.7 million 3
US$ 118.8 million 3 |
June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020 |
| Nepal | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 156.9 million | US$ 214 million 3 | May 6, 2020 |
| Papua New Guinea | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 263.2 million | US$ 363.6 million 3 | June 9, 2020 |
| Samoa | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 16.2 million | US$ 22.03 million 3 | April 24, 2020 |
| Solomon Islands |
SDR 6.93 million SDR13.87 million |
US$ 9.5 million 3 US$ 19 million 3 |
June 1, 2020 | |
| Total Amount Approved | SDR 1,342.3 million | US$ 1,844.53 million 3 | ||
Europe 1
Country |
Type of Emergency Financing |
Amount Approved
|
Amount Approved
|
Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 139.3 million | US$ 190.5 million 3 | April 10, 2020 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 265.2 million | US$ 361 million 3 | April 20, 2020 |
| Kosovo | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 41.3 million | US$ 56.5 million 3 | April 10, 2020 |
| Moldova, Republic of |
SDR 57.5 million SDR 115 million |
US$ 78.4 million 3 US$ 156.7 million 3 |
April 17, 2020 | |
| Montenegro | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 60.5 million | US$ 83.7 million 3 | June 24, 2020 |
| North Macedonia, Republic of | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 140.3 million | US$ 191.83 million 3 | April 10, 2020 |
| Ukraine | Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) | SDR 3,600 million | US$ 5,000 million 3 | June 9, 2020 |
| Total Amount Approved | SDR 4,419.1 million | US$ 6,118.63 million 3 | ||
Middle East and Central Asia 1
Country |
Type of Emergency Financing |
Amount Approved
|
Amount Approved
|
Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 161.9 million | US$ 220 million 3 | April 29, 2020 |
| Armenia, Republic of | Augmentation of SBA | SDR 128.8 million | US$ 175 million 3 | May 18, 2020 |
| Djibouti | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 31.8 million | US$ 43.4 million 3 | May 8, 2020 |
| Egypt, Arab Republic of | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) |
SDR 2,037.1 million
SDR 3,763.64 million |
US$ 2,772 million 3
US$ 5,200.00 million 3 |
May 11, 2020
June 26, 2020 |
| Georgia | Augmentation of Extended Fund Facility | SDR 273.6 million | US$ 375.60 million 3 | May 1, 2020 |
| Jordan | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
Extended Fund Facility (EFF) |
SDR 291.55 million
SDR 926.37 million |
US$ 396 million 3
US$ 1,300.00 million 3 |
May 20, 2020
March 26, 2020 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) |
SDR 59.2 million SDR 29.6 million SDR 59.2 million SDR 29.6 million |
US$ 80.6 million 3 US$ 40.3 million 3 US$ 80.7 million 3 US$ 40.4 million 3 |
March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020 May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 |
| Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 95.68 million | US$ 130 million 3 | April 23, 2020 |
| Pakistan | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 1,015.5 million | US$ 1,386 million 3 | April 16, 2020 |
| Tajikistan, Republic of | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 139.2 million | US$ 189.50 million 3 | May 6, 2020 |
| Tunisia | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 545.2 million | US$ 745 million 3 | April 10, 2020 |
| Uzbekistan, Republic of | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) |
SDR 183.55 million
SDR 92.05 million |
US$ 249.30 million 3
US$ 125.03 million 3 |
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020 |
| Total Amount Approved | SDR 9,863.54 million | US$ 13,548.83 million 3 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa 1
Country |
Type of Emergency Financing |
Amount Approved
|
Amount Approved
|
Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | Augmentation of ECF | SDR 76.01 million | US$ 103.3 million 3 | May 15, 2020 |
| Burkina Faso | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 84.28 million | US$ 115.3 million 3 | April 14, 2020 |
| Cabo Verde | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 23.7 million | US$ 32 million 3 | April 22, 2020 |
| Cameroon | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 165.6 million | US$ 226 million 3 | May 4, 2020 |
| Central African Republic | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 27.85 million | US$ 38 million 3 | April 20, 2020 |
| Chad | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF)
Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) |
SDR 49.07 million
SDR 84.12 million |
US$ 68.49 million 3
US$ 115.1 million 3 |
July 22, 2020
April 14, 2020 |
| Comoros, Union of the |
Rapid Credit Facility (RCF)
Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) |
SDR 2.97 million
SDR 5.93 million |
US$ 4.05 million 3
US$ 8.08 million 3 |
April 22, 2020
April 22, 2020 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 266.5 million | US$ 363.27 million 3 | April 22, 2020 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
SDR 216.8 million SDR 433.6 million |
US$ 295.4 million 3 US$ 590.8 million 3 |
April 17, 2020 | |
| Eswatini, Kingdom of | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 78.5 million | US$ 110.4 million 3 | July 29, 2020 |
| Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 300.7 million | US$ 411 million 3 | April 30, 2020 |
| Gabon |
SDR 108 million SDR 108 million |
US$ 147 million 3 US$ 152 million 3 |
April 9, 2020 July 31, 2020 |
|
| Gambia, The |
SDR 15.55 million SDR 35 million |
US$ 21.3 million 3 US$ 47.1 million 3 |
April 15, 2020 March 23, 2020 |
|
| Ghana | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 738 million | US$ 1,000 million 3 | April 13, 2020 |
| Guinea | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 107.1 million | US$ 148 million 3 | June 19, 2020 |
| Kenya | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 542.8 million | US$ 739 million 3 | May 6, 2020 |
| Liberia | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 36.17 million | US$ 50 million 3 | June 5, 2020 |
| Lesotho |
SDR 23.24 million SDR 11.66 million |
US$ 32.6 million 3 US$ 16.5 million 3 |
July 29, 2020 July 29, 2020 |
|
| Madagascar, Republic of |
SDR 122.2 million SDR 122.2 million |
US$ 165.99 million 3 US$ 171.9 million 3 |
April 3, 2020 July 30, 2020 |
|
| Mali | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 146.67 million | US$ 200 million 3 | April 30, 2020 |
| Malawi | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 66.44million | US$ 91 million 3 | May 1, 2020 |
| Mozambique, Republic of | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 227.2 million | US$ 309 million 3 | April 24, 2020 |
| Niger | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 83.66 million | US$ 114.49 million 3 | April 14, 2020 |
| Nigeria | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 2,454.5 million | US$ 3,400 million 3 | April 28, 2020 |
| Rwanda | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) |
SDR 80.1 million SDR 80.1 million |
US$ 111.06 million 3 US$ 109.4 million 3 |
June 11, 2020 April 2, 2020 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of |
SDR 9.03 million SDR 1.48 million |
US$ 12.29 million3 US$2.08 million3 |
April 21, 2020 July 27, 2020 |
|
| Senegal | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI)
Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) |
SDR 215.73 million SDR 107.87 million |
US$ 294.7 million 3 US$ 147.4 million 3 |
April 13, 2020 |
| Seychelles | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 22.9 million | US$ 31.23 million 3 | May 8, 2020 |
| Sierra Leone | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 103.7 million | US$ 143 million 3 | June 3, 2020 |
| Somalia | Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) | SDR 292.4 million | US$ 395.5 million 3 | March 25, 2020 |
| South Africa | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 3,051.2 million | US$ 4,300 million 3 | July 27, 2020 |
| Togo | Augmentation of ECF | SDR 71.49 million | US$ 97.1 million 3 | April 3, 2020 |
| Uganda | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 361 million | US$ 491.5 million 3 | May 6, 2020 |
| Total Amount Approved | SDR 11,161.02 million | US$ 15,422.33 million 3 | ||
Western Hemisphere 1
Country |
Type of Emergency Financing |
Amount Approved
|
Amount Approved
|
Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas, The | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 182.4 million | US$ 250 million 3 | June 1, 2020 |
| Barbados | Augmentation of EFF | SDR 66.15 million | US$ 91 million 3 | June 3, 2020 |
| Bolivia | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 240.1 million | US$ 327 million 3 | April 17, 2020 |
| Chile | Flexible Credit Line (FCL) | SDR 17,443 million | US$ 23,930 million 3 | May 29, 2020 |
| Colombia | Flexible Credit Line (FCL) | SDR 7,849 million | US$ 10,800 million 3 | May 1, 2020 |
| Costa Rica | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 369.4 million | US$ 508 million 3 | April 29, 2020 |
| Dominica | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 10.28 million | US$ 14 million 3 | April 28, 2020 |
| Dominican Republic | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 477.4 million | US$ 650 million 3 | April 29, 2020 |
| Ecuador | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 469.7 million | US$ 643 million 3 | May 1, 2020 |
| El Salvador | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 287.2 million | US$ 389 million 3 | April 14, 2020 |
| Grenada | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 16.4 million | US$ 22.4 million 3 | April 28, 2020 |
| Guatemala | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 428.6 million | US$ 594 million 3 | June 10, 2020 |
| Haiti | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 81.9 million | US$ 111.6 million 3 | April 17, 2020 |
| Honduras | Augmentation of SBA and SCF | SDR 162.37 million | US$ 223 million 3 | June 1, 2020 |
| Jamaica | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 382.9 million | US$ 520 million 3 | May 15, 2020 |
| Panama | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 376.8 million | US$ 515 million 3 | April 15, 2020 |
| Paraguay | Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) | SDR 201.4 million | US$ 274 million 3 | April 21, 2020 |
| Peru | Flexible Credit Line (FCL) | SDR 8,007 million | US$ 11,000 million 3 | May 28, 2020 |
| St. Lucia | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 21.4 million | US$ 29.2 million 3 | April 28, 2020 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) | SDR 11.7 million | US$ 16 million 3 | May 20, 2020 |
| Total Amount Approved | SDR 37,085.1 million | US$ 50,907.2 million 3 | ||
Debt Service Relief from the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) 4
Total Debt Relief for 28 Countries: SDR 183.13 million / US$ 251.24 million 3
1 The regional distribution of countries follows the organizational distribution at the IMF.
2 Amounts calculated using the SDR/US$ exchange rate of the day of approval.
3 Aggregate US$ amounts are presented for illustrative purposes.
4 The countries listed in the table are those that will benefit from the first tranche of CCRT debt service relief for debt service falling due during the period April 13 through October 13, 2020. Chad is not listed since it does not have debt service to the IMF falling due during this period.