IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Advanced economies
Advanced economies: IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota was 73.66 in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Advanced economies, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Advanced economies stood at 73.66.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Advanced economies peaked at 119.13 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 81 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Advanced economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0.0881 | — |
| 1947 | 68.88 | +78124.3% |
| 1948 | 66.11 | -4.0% |
| 1949 | 64.84 | -1.9% |
| 1950 | 64.34 | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 64.92 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 59.22 | -8.8% |
| 1953 | 65.69 | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 65.22 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 64.97 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 63.78 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 65.98 | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 62.67 | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 68.17 | +8.8% |
| 1960 | 66.38 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 65.84 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 65.79 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 64.28 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 70.7 | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 77.22 | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 78.59 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 75.57 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 81.9 | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 82.25 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 83 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 76.97 | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 74.73 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 76.08 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 79.21 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 86.22 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 84.67 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 93.85 | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 93.02 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 86.17 | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 81.88 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 76.78 | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 68.65 | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 65.31 | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 63.09 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 65.2 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 67.14 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 67.99 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 66.9 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 66.13 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 68.2 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 65.29 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 70.45 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 73.58 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 73.77 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 67.04 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 64.5 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 63.84 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 59.19 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 68.77 | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 73.88 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 65.06 | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 59.66 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 60.17 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.94 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 84.08 | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 90.91 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 93.23 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 87.64 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 82.04 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 86.55 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 96.87 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 106.9 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 119.08 | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 119.13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 109.97 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 99.43 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 95.35 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 87.95 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 83.66 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 76.69 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 74.36 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 71.55 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 73.12 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 75.46 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 73.66 | -2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Advanced economies changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | +78124.3% | 0.0881 | 68.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 39.98 | 0 | 68.88 | 5 |
| 1950s | 64.5 | 59.22 | 68.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.85 | 64.28 | 82.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.39 | 74.73 | 93.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.91 | 63.09 | 81.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.46 | 59.19 | 73.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.36 | 59.66 | 93.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.49 | 83.66 | 119.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.14 | 71.55 | 76.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Advanced economies
More economy & growth data for Advanced economies
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 590.34 billion (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR 293.18 billion (2025)
- IMF Quota, US dollar 401.51 billion (2025)
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR 0 (2025)
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar 0 (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR 410.01 billion (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar 561.52 billion (2025)
- Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR 0 (2025)
- Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), US dollar 0 (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Advanced economies?
- Imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Advanced economies was 73.66 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Advanced economies?
- The highest recorded value was 119.13 in 2014.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Advanced economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Advanced economies rank for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota?
- Advanced economies ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota rising or falling in Advanced economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Advanced economies data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.