Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) August 27, 2009
The SDR is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement its member countries’ official reserves. Its value is based on a basket of four key international currencies, and SDRs can be exchanged for freely usable currencies. With a general SDR allocation taking effect on August 28 and a special allocation on September 9, 2009, the amount of SDRs will increase from SDR 21.4 billion to SDR 204.1 billion (currently equivalent to about $317 billion).
- SDR allocation details
- Factsheet: SDRs
- IMF and financial crisis
- Press release
- Special Drawing Rights Q&A
- IMF resources, G-20 summit
General and Special Special Drawing Rights (SDR) Allocations
(in millions of SDRs)
(in millions of SDRs)
| Member Country United States | General SDR Allocation1,3 27,539.1 | Special SDR Allocation2 2,877.0 | Total3 30,416. |
