Illustrative Currency Amounts in New Special Drawing Right (SDR) Basket

As of September 19, 2016

The IMF publishes illustrative currency amounts in the lead up to the transition date to assist SDR users in preparing for the changeover to the new SDR valuation basket. The table below shows illustrative currency amounts based on the exchange rates for the three-month ending September 19, 2016. Details of the calculations are in this Excel file.

Table 1. Calculation of Illustrative Currency Amounts

(Assumed Transition Date = September 19, 2016)

Currency Percentage Weights1 Base Period Average Exchange Rates (BEX)2 Transition Date Exchange Rates (TEX) on
September 19, 2016
Illustrative Currency Amounts3 U.S. Dollar Equivalents on September 19, 2016
U.S. dollar 41.73 1 1 0.58293 0.582930
Euro 30.93 1.11627 1.1161 0.38706 0.431998
Chinese yuan 10.92 0.149976 0.149916 1.0171 0.152480
Japanese yen 8.33 0.00973961 0.00982029 11.947 0.117323
Pound sterling 8.09 1.32796 1.3050 0.085100 0.111056
SDR1 = US$ 1.395794

Source: IMF Finance Department

1/ See Decision No. 15891-(15/109), adopted on November 30, 2015.

2/ Calculation is based on average exchange rates for the three-month period up to September 19, 2016.

3/ See http://www.imf.org/external/pp/longres.aspx?id=5055 for details on calculation and rounding of currency amounts.

4/ The value in U.S. dollars of one SDR, rounded to six significant digits.