| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ↑ | Zimbabwe | 11529.88 | 2020 | 2 | 2328.31 |
| 2 ↓ | Sudan | 3001.15 | 2017 | 1 | 3003.62 |
| 3 | Somalia | 842.53 | 1989 | 3 | 608.55 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 108.37 | 2020 | 4 | 144.33 |
| 5 ↑ | Mauritius | 85.66 | 2020 | 6 | 78.25 |
| 6 ↓ | Mauritania | 72.01 | 2020 | 5 | 105.26 |
| 7 ↑ | Ghana | 65.15 | 2020 | 10 | 61.01 |
| 8 ↑ | Zambia | 56.29 | 2020 | 11 | 57.66 |
| 9 ↑ | Tanzania | 51.14 | 2018 | 12 | 44.47 |
| 10 ↓ | South Africa | 50.52 | 2020 | 9 | 62.74 |
| 11 ↑ | Mozambique | 44.7 | 2020 | 13 | 42.38 |
| 12 ↑ | Central African Republic | 37.76 | 2019 | 18 | 24.43 |
| 13 ↓ | Djibouti | 36.84 | 2020 | 7 | 74.8 |
| 14 ↑ | Malawi | 31.03 | 2020 | 31 | 8.28 |
| 15 ↑ | Egypt | 30.68 | 2020 | 17 | 25.32 |
| 16 | Kenya | 27.64 | 2020 | 16 | 28.64 |
| 17 ↑ | Gabon | 26.21 | 2019 | 27 | 14.18 |
| 18 ↓ | Sierra Leone | 25.88 | 2020 | 14 | 35.18 |
| 19 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 23.47 | 2019 | 8 | 64.63 |
| 20 ↓ | Morocco | 22.63 | 2020 | 15 | 32.92 |
| 21 ↓ | Rwanda | 20.94 | 2020 | 19 | 23.44 |
| 22 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.71 | 2020 | 25 | 16.12 |
| 23 ↓ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17.54 | 2020 | 22 | 17.49 |
| 24 ↓ | Eritrea | 17.05 | 2019 | 21 | 20.85 |
| 25 ↑ | Uganda | 15.15 | 2018 | 29 | 12.71 |
| 26 ↓ | Madagascar | 13.79 | 2020 | 23 | 16.62 |
| 27 ↓ | Ethiopia | 13.43 | 2020 | 26 | 16.05 |
| 28 ↓ | Cameroon | 12.53 | 2018 | 24 | 16.5 |
| 29 ↓ | Guinea | 9.6 | 2020 | 28 | 13.63 |
| 30 ↓ | Chad | 8.51 | 2019 | 20 | 21.1 |
| 31 ↓ | Gambia | 6.63 | 2020 | 30 | 9.36 |
| 32 | Swaziland | 4.84 | 2020 | 32 | 6.24 |
| 33 ↑ | Botswana | 4.41 | 2020 | 34 | 2.26 |
| 34 ↓ | Algeria | 3 | 2020 | 33 | 3.15 |
| 35 | Comoros | 0.4 | 2020 | 35 | 0.94 |
| 36 | Burundi | 0.29 | 2020 | 36 | 0.24 |
| 37 | Lesotho | 0.05 | 2019 | 37 | 0.07 |
| 38 | Liberia | 0 | 2020 | 38 | 0.01 |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2020 | 38 | 0.01 |
| 38 ↑ | Nigeria | 0 | 2020 | 40 | 0 |
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total reserves includes gold.
