IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Middle East and Central Asia
Middle East and Central Asia: IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota was 125.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Middle East and Central Asia, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Middle East and Central Asia is 125.14, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Middle East and Central Asia peaked at 152.06 in 2020 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 Middle East and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 86.27 | — |
| 1948 | 83.6 | -3.1% |
| 1949 | 86.23 | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 41.96 | -51.3% |
| 1951 | 89.72 | +113.8% |
| 1952 | 89.29 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 88.81 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 90.13 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 90.02 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 100.03 | +11.1% |
| 1957 | 97.2 | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 82.39 | -15.2% |
| 1959 | 89.66 | +8.8% |
| 1960 | 104.46 | +16.5% |
| 1961 | 98.99 | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 91.78 | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 92.06 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 103.72 | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 107.1 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 102.22 | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 106.34 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 110.38 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 108.04 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 101.24 | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 97.82 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 93.35 | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 98.19 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 110.96 | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 117.14 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 137.05 | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 141.69 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 116.65 | -17.7% |
| 1979 | 109.58 | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 94.96 | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 96.58 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 102.14 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 98.31 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 97.8 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 101.6 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 106.78 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 109.96 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 111.7 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 117.98 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 115.17 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 118.05 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 109.1 | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 104.52 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 109.91 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 113.59 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 117.66 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 118.53 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 117.72 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 108.7 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 105.09 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 99.29 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 92.99 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 86.46 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 88.6 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 92.25 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 95.96 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 95.15 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 102.99 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 113.24 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 123.15 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 116.24 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 109.77 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 103.34 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 108.42 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 121.16 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 120.24 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 128.08 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 129.63 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 133.82 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 152.06 | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 148.22 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 148.58 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 141.89 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 133.21 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 125.14 | -6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Middle East and Central Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +113.8% | 41.96 | 89.72 |
| 1950 | -51.3% | 86.23 | 41.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 51.22 | 0 | 86.27 | 5 |
| 1950s | 85.92 | 41.96 | 100.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 102.51 | 91.78 | 110.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 112.37 | 93.35 | 141.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.78 | 94.96 | 117.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.3 | 104.52 | 118.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.2 | 86.46 | 113.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.39 | 103.34 | 133.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.52 | 125.14 | 152.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and Central Asia
More economy & growth data for Middle East and Central Asia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 57.72 billion (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR 36.25 billion (2025)
- IMF Quota, US dollar 49.64 billion (2025)
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR 15.90 billion (2025)
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar 21.77 billion (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR 53.99 billion (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar 73.94 billion (2025)
- Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR 1.96 billion (2025)
- Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), US dollar 2.69 billion (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Middle East and Central Asia?
- Imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Middle East and Central Asia was 125.14 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Middle East and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 152.06 in 2020.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Middle East and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Middle East and Central Asia rank for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota?
- Middle East and Central Asia ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota rising or falling in Middle East and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East and Central Asia 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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