The $18.5 billion figure reflects a modest $2 million, or 1.7 percent, decline from the $18.7 billion recorded in December 2025, according to the lender’s latest financial report.
Bangladesh leads the ranking with $22.7 billion, followed by Pakistan at $19.2 billion.
Vietnam recorded $10.8 billion, while Ghana and Ukraine stood at $7.4 billion and $6.7 billion respectively.
These exposures are detailed in the IDA’s management discussion and analysis report for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
As of the same date, the IDA had $230.8 billion in loans outstanding, with loans in nonaccrual status accounting for just 0.4 percent.
Separately, Nigeria’s total public debt for federal and state governments rose to N159.27 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, the Debt Management Office (DMO) announced on April 15.
A few weeks before the DMO’s announcement, President Bola Tinubu had requested the National Assembly approval for $6 billion in new external loans.
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