Quota Formula - Data Update
Policy Papers, June 19, 2015
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- Quota Formula - Data Update
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Bibliographic details
- Published: June 19, 2015
- Series: Policy Papers
Updated data coverage and purpose
- IMF staff updated individual member country data for the variables used in the quota formula for the period 2001-13.
- The staff paper presents updated calculated quota shares based on the current quota formula.
- The International Monetary and Financial Committee has called for agreement on a new quota formula as part of the 15th General Review of Quotas.
- The paper includes a limited set of illustrative simulations of possible reforms of the quota formula using the updated quota data; these simulations are purely illustrative and do not represent proposals.
Quota formula variables (as presented)
- The current quota formula includes:
- a GDP variable, which is a blend of GDP at market rates and GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP),
- openness,
- variability,
- international reserves.
Data tables and formats
- New data tables include comparable values of each variable for the previous quota dataset, which was based on data covering the period 2000-2012.
- Information presentation:
- Table A1: values presented in millions of SDRs.
- Tables A2 and A3: values presented in percent of their respective global totals.
- Table A4: calculated quota shares based on the current quota formula.
- Data sources and a description of the quota variables are discussed in "Quota Formula – Data Update - Statistical Appendix"; IMF Policy Paper; July 2015.
- Downloadable dataset referenced: "Quota Data: Updated IMF Quota Formula Variables" - July 2015.
Publication metadata and access
- Publication title: Quota Formula - Data Update
- Date on page: June 19, 2015
- Format note shown: Chicago citation example present on page
International Monetary Fund — Quota Formula - Data Update (web landing page), June 19, 2015; data tables include Table A1, Tables A2 and A3, and Table A4; dataset referenced as "Quota Data: Updated IMF Quota Formula Variables" - July 2015.
Content in this bundle
- Quota Formula--Data Update; IMF Policy Paper, June 19, 2015