IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
Emerging Market and Developing Economies: IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota was 129.44 in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Emerging Market and Developing Economies, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Emerging Market and Developing Economies stood at 129.44.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Emerging Market and Developing Economies peaked at 190.62 in 1985 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 Emerging Market and Developing Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0.1231 | — |
| 1947 | 72.93 | +59141.4% |
| 1948 | 80.16 | +9.9% |
| 1949 | 97.92 | +22.2% |
| 1950 | 89.44 | -8.7% |
| 1951 | 96.04 | +7.4% |
| 1952 | 93.91 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 99.21 | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 99.05 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 94.38 | -4.7% |
| 1956 | 87.03 | -7.8% |
| 1957 | 112.89 | +29.7% |
| 1958 | 116.78 | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 103.78 | -11.1% |
| 1960 | 101.94 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 114.75 | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 111.39 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 108.47 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 106.48 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 109 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 107.36 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 110.29 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 109.84 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 104.37 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 94.74 | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 95.37 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 96.43 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 96.77 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 111.57 | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 129.73 | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 158.51 | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 154.4 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 128.74 | -16.6% |
| 1979 | 129.41 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 113.69 | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 133.11 | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 161.45 | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 174.38 | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 187.59 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 190.62 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 186.09 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 177.26 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 169.75 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 161.6 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 156.23 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 164.95 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 139.37 | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 137.38 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 139.27 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 157.08 | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 157.49 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 161.16 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 177.9 | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 152.51 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 141.97 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 158.18 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 168.79 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 169.21 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 157.91 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 127.98 | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 106.1 | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 102.05 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 111.82 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 132.37 | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 142.77 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 132.22 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 122.43 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 105.72 | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 102.34 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 108.71 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 101.07 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 103.4 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 113.14 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 118.77 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 129.45 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 128.04 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 132.12 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 130.34 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 128.5 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 129.44 | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Emerging Market and Developing 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 | +59141.4% | 0.1231 | 72.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 50.22 | 0 | 97.92 | 5 |
| 1950s | 99.25 | 87.03 | 116.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 108.39 | 101.94 | 114.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 119.57 | 94.74 | 158.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 165.55 | 113.69 | 190.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 154.33 | 137.38 | 177.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.64 | 102.05 | 169.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.06 | 101.07 | 142.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.65 | 128.04 | 132.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Emerging Market and Developing Economies
More economy & growth data for Emerging Market and Developing Economies
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 287.29 billion (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR 183.09 billion (2025)
- IMF Quota, US dollar 250.74 billion (2025)
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR 90.36 billion (2025)
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar 123.75 billion (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR 250.68 billion (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar 343.31 billion (2025)
- Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR 23.70 billion (2025)
- Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), US dollar 32.46 billion (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- Imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Emerging Market and Developing Economies was 129.44 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 190.62 in 1985.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Emerging Market and Developing Economies rank for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota?
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota rising or falling in Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Emerging Market and Developing 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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