International Monetary Fund
China: Reserve Tranche Position
as of April 30, 2013

In exchange for the reserve asset portion of its quota payment, an IMF member acquires a liquid claim on the IMF-much like a demand deposit in a commercial bank. This claim is called the member's Reserve Tranche Position, and it is equal to the member's quota minus the IMF's holdings of the member's currency (excluding currency holdings that stem from the member's own use of credit). The reserve tranche position is part of the member country's external reserves.


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Date SDR Amount
  April 30, 2013         1,400,033,994
  December 31, 2012         1,615,985,744
  December 31, 2011         2,673,437,807
  December 31, 2010         1,683,587,429
  December 31, 2009         1,575,057,429
  December 31, 2008         1,318,413,624
  December 31, 2007         531,811,061
  December 31, 2006         718,498,228
  December 31, 2005         973,017,811
  December 31, 2004         2,138,077,644
  December 31, 2003         2,555,953,693
  December 31, 2002         2,738,221,360
  December 31, 2001         2,060,543,193
  December 31, 2000         1,462,325,193
  December 31, 1999         1,684,716,696
  December 31, 1998         2,523,326,296
  December 31, 1997         1,682,402,634
  December 31, 1996         970,965,134
  December 31, 1995         817,783,883
  December 31, 1994         517,308,883
  December 31, 1993         512,767,372
  December 31, 1992         551,176,955
  December 31, 1991         302,601,955
  December 31, 1990         302,601,956
  December 31, 1989         302,608,459
  December 31, 1988         302,608,459
  December 31, 1987         302,608,459
  December 31, 1986         302,608,459
  December 31, 1985         302,594,076
  December 31, 1984         260,574,566

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China: Financial Position in the Fund