IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Western Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere: IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota was 215.95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Western Hemisphere, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Western Hemisphere stood at 215.95.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 137.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Western Hemisphere peaked at 287.73 in 2003 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 Western Hemisphere, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0.3452 | — |
| 1947 | 51.95 | +14948.0% |
| 1948 | 53.97 | +3.9% |
| 1949 | 87.94 | +62.9% |
| 1950 | 88.09 | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 88.57 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 80.72 | -8.9% |
| 1953 | 90.64 | +12.3% |
| 1954 | 101.74 | +12.2% |
| 1955 | 96.62 | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 68.86 | -28.7% |
| 1957 | 110.36 | +60.3% |
| 1958 | 119.63 | +8.4% |
| 1959 | 108.52 | -9.3% |
| 1960 | 107.37 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 126.75 | +18.0% |
| 1962 | 121.37 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 126.41 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 121.04 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 119.45 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 105.34 | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 101.27 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 97.58 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 96.27 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 83.9 | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 87.89 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 99.92 | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 96.3 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 96.81 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 110.54 | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 143.15 | +29.5% |
| 1977 | 138.44 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 108.83 | -21.4% |
| 1979 | 109.69 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 95.64 | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 100.84 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 128.19 | +27.1% |
| 1983 | 193.76 | +51.2% |
| 1984 | 239.19 | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 257.79 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 260.13 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 254.33 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 251.64 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 248.82 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 259.26 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 249.69 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 192.69 | -22.8% |
| 1993 | 185.71 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 177.32 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 250.85 | +41.5% |
| 1996 | 238.25 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 210.61 | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 223.73 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 184.01 | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 133.09 | -27.7% |
| 2001 | 209.87 | +57.7% |
| 2002 | 265.36 | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 287.73 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 261.57 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 146.9 | -43.8% |
| 2006 | 95.65 | -34.9% |
| 2007 | 96.03 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.29 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 89.23 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 93.14 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 87.02 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 86.44 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.09 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 89.38 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 91.09 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 93.3 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 92.3 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 143.47 | +55.4% |
| 2019 | 173.79 | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 194.1 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 187.44 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 204.48 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 194.27 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 193.55 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 215.95 | +11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Western Hemisphere 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 | +14948.0% | 0.3452 | 51.95 |
| 1949 | +62.9% | 53.97 | 87.94 |
| 1957 | +60.3% | 68.86 | 110.36 |
| 2001 | +57.7% | 133.09 | 209.87 |
| 2018 | +55.4% | 92.3 | 143.47 |
| 1983 | +51.2% | 128.19 | 193.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 38.84 | 0 | 87.94 | 5 |
| 1950s | 95.37 | 68.86 | 119.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 112.29 | 96.27 | 126.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.55 | 83.9 | 143.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.03 | 95.64 | 260.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 217.21 | 177.32 | 259.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167.97 | 89.23 | 287.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.8 | 86.44 | 173.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 198.3 | 187.44 | 215.95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Hemisphere
More economy & growth data for Western Hemisphere
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 56.18 billion (2025)
- IMF Quota, SDR 37.73 billion (2025)
- IMF Quota, US dollar 51.67 billion (2025)
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR 51.36 billion (2025)
- Outstanding Purchase (GRA), US dollar 70.34 billion (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR 51.75 billion (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar 70.87 billion (2025)
- Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), SDR 478.72 million (2025)
- Outstanding IMF Loans (PRGT), US dollar 655.61 million (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Western Hemisphere?
- Imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Western Hemisphere was 215.95 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Western Hemisphere?
- The highest recorded value was 287.73 in 2003.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Western Hemisphere?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Western Hemisphere rank for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota?
- Western Hemisphere ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota rising or falling in Western Hemisphere?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Hemisphere 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.