IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in United States
United States: IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota was 73.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in United States, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in United States is 73.04, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in United States peaked at 93.69 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.
United States ranks 191st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 81 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0.1927 | — |
| 1947 | 58.08 | +30034.0% |
| 1948 | 50.6 | -12.9% |
| 1949 | 46.86 | -7.4% |
| 1950 | 47.44 | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 48.16 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 46.84 | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 50.29 | +7.4% |
| 1954 | 56.9 | +13.2% |
| 1955 | 62.03 | +9.0% |
| 1956 | 41.54 | -33.0% |
| 1957 | 28.18 | -32.2% |
| 1958 | 28.81 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 51.58 | +79.0% |
| 1960 | 62.31 | +20.8% |
| 1961 | 59.03 | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 74.2 | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 74.91 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 81.35 | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 85.36 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 93.69 | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 91.86 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 75 | -18.3% |
| 1969 | 54.97 | -26.7% |
| 1970 | 71.12 | +29.4% |
| 1971 | 91.28 | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 93.61 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 93.17 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 77.42 | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 71.8 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 43.04 | -40.1% |
| 1977 | 47.81 | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 90.44 | +89.1% |
| 1979 | 88.69 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 84.67 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 71.49 | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 56.2 | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 47.69 | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 41.64 | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 45.46 | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 50.82 | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 57.7 | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 60.63 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 61.79 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 64.38 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 62.99 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 67.75 | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 67.64 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.93 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 62.85 | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 59.53 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 49.5 | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 39.14 | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 64.76 | +65.4% |
| 2000 | 69.36 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 61.72 | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 56.48 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 59.2 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 66.13 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 84.86 | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 90.98 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 92.77 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 86.57 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 80.45 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 78.17 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 64.76 | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 65.17 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 73.55 | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 78.43 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 85.71 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 90.99 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 89.99 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 83.8 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 79.37 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 71.08 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 69.98 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 68.73 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 72.93 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 75.97 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 73.04 | -3.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 73.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.2, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in United States 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 | +30034.0% | 0.1927 | 58.08 |
| 1978 | +89.1% | 47.81 | 90.44 |
| 1959 | +79.0% | 28.81 | 51.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 31.14 | 0 | 58.08 | 5 |
| 1950s | 46.18 | 28.18 | 62.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 75.27 | 54.97 | 93.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.84 | 43.04 | 93.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.81 | 41.64 | 84.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.75 | 39.14 | 68.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.85 | 56.48 | 92.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.99 | 64.76 | 90.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.96 | 68.73 | 75.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in United States?
- Imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in United States was 73.04 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 93.69 in 1966.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does United States rank for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota?
- United States ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.