Acceptances of the Proposed Amendments of the Articles of Agreement
Last Updated: July 28, 2017
The requirement for an amendment to the IMF's Articles of Agreement to enter into force is acceptance by three-fifths of member (currently 113), representing 85 percent of the IMF's total voting power.
As of the date of entry into force, 117 members accepted the Amendment on Voice and Participation, and 113 members accepted the Amendment to Expand the Fund's Investment Authority. Those members are listed below.
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Countries that have Accepted the Amendment on Voice and Participation (as of the date of the last update above)
|
Country |
Date Acceptance (month/day/year) |
Voting power |
|
Croatia |
9/30/2008 | 0.18 |
|
Denmark |
10/17/2008 | 0.75 |
|
France |
10/17/2008 | 4.85 |
|
Montenegro, Republic of |
10/17/2008 | 0.02 |
|
Norway |
10/17/2008 | 0.76 |
|
Switzerland |
9/30/2008 | 1.57 |
|
India |
11/30/2008 | 1.88 |
|
Korea |
1/22/2009 | 1.33 |
|
Finland |
1/23/2009 | 0.58 |
|
Luxembourg |
2/25/2009 | 0.14 |
|
Greece |
2/25/2009 | 0.38 |
|
Bulgaria |
3/11/2009 | 0.3 |
|
Cyprus |
3/16/2009 | 0.07 |
|
Mexico |
3/26/2009 | 1.43 |
|
Germany |
4/2/2009 | 5.87 |
|
Portugal |
4/3/2009 | 0.4 |
|
Belgium |
4/3/2009 | 2.08 |
|
Ukraine |
4/29/2009 | 0.63 |
|
Austria |
5/3/2009 | 0.85 |
|
Vietnam |
5/6/2009 | 0.16 |
|
Slovenia |
6/3/2009 | 0.12 |
|
China |
6/29/2009 | 3.65 |
|
Canada |
7/8/2009 | 2.88 |
|
United States |
7/10/2009 | 16.74 |
|
Spain |
7/10/2009 | 1.38 |
|
Japan |
7/14/2009 | 6.01 |
|
United Kingdom |
7/20/2009 | 4.85 |
|
Latvia |
7/21/2009 | 0.07 |
|
Macedonia |
7/21/2009 | 0.04 |
|
Malaysia |
7/28/2009 | 0.68 |
|
Philippines |
8/17/2009 | 0.41 |
|
Yemen |
8/20/2009 | 0.12 |
|
Australia |
9/9/2009 | 1.47 |
|
Eritrea |
9/13/2009 | 0.02 |
|
Lithuania |
9/21/2009 | 0.08 |
|
Singapore |
9/21/2009 | 0.4 |
|
Lesotho |
9/21/2009 | 0.03 |
|
Kenya |
9/23/2009 | 0.13 |
|
Pakistan |
10/1/2009 | 0.48 |
|
Afghanistan |
10/5/2009 | 0.08 |
|
Lebanon |
10/16/2009 | 0.1 |
|
Maldives |
10/21/2009 | 0.01 |
|
The Bahamas |
11/16/2009 | 0.07 |
|
Jordan |
11/17/2009 | 0.09 |
|
Malawi |
12/7/2009 | 0.04 |
|
Morocco |
12/7/2009 | 0.28 |
|
Sierra Leone |
12/15/2009 | 0.06 |
|
Chad |
1/4/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Mozambique, Republic of |
1/4/2010 | 0.06 |
|
Myanmar |
1/5/2010 | 0.13 |
|
Namibia |
1/11/2010 | 0.07 |
|
Tunisia |
1/11/2010 | 0.14 |
|
Sweden |
1/11/2010 | 1.09 |
|
Sudan |
1/12/2010 | 0.09 |
|
Romania |
1/12/2010 | 0.48 |
|
Israel |
1/15/2010 | 0.43 |
|
Serbia |
1/19/2010 | 0.22 |
|
Italy |
1/25/2010 | 3.19 |
|
São Tome & Príncipe |
1/27/2010 | 0.01 |
|
Gambia, The |
2/1/2010 | 0.03 |
|
Seychelles |
2/16/2010 | 0.02 |
|
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
2/18/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Mauritania |
2/18/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Cambodia |
2/19/2010 | 0.05 |
|
Slovak Republic |
2/25/2010 | 0.17 |
|
Bhutan |
3/16/2010 | 0.01 |
|
Hungary |
3/17/2010 | 0.48 |
|
Qatar |
3/25/2010 | 0.13 |
|
Oman |
4/14/2010 | 0.1 |
|
Brazil |
4/16/2010 | 1.38 |
|
Djibouti |
5/10/2010 | 0.02 |
|
Dominican Republic |
5/10/2010 | 0.11 |
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
5/11/2010 | 0.16 |
|
Tanzania |
5/20/2010 | 0.1 |
|
Georgia |
5/25/2010 | 0.08 |
|
Indonesia |
6/1/2010 | 0.95 |
|
Kosovo |
6/1/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Botswana |
6/2/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Peru |
6/10/2010 | 0.3 |
|
Sri Lanka |
6/10/2010 | 0.2 |
|
South Africa |
6/21/2010 | 0.85 |
|
Netherlands |
6/23/2010 | 2.34 |
|
Burkina Faso |
6/30/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Panama |
6/30/2010 | 0.1 |
|
Guyana |
8/13/2010 | 0.05 |
|
Togo |
9/10/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Russia |
9/13/2010 | 2.69 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
9/23/2010 | 0.16 |
|
Suriname |
9/30/2010 | 0.05 |
|
Turkey |
10/5/2010 | 0.55 |
|
Tuvalu |
10/5/2010 | 0.01 |
|
Moldova |
10/7/2010 | 0.07 |
|
Poland |
10/12/2010 | 0.63 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
10/26/2010 | 0.07 |
Malta |
11/02/2010 | 0.06 |
Uganda |
11/11/2010 | 0.09 |
Dominica |
11/30/2010 | 0.01 |
Haiti |
11/30/2010 | 0.05 |
Timor-Leste |
12/1/2010 | 0.01 |
Estonia |
12/7/2010 | 0.04 |
Guinea-Bissau |
12/15/2010 | 0.02 |
Zambia |
12/15/2010 | 0.23 |
Kiribati |
1/5/2011 | 0.01 |
Thailand |
1/5/2011 | 0.50 |
Benin |
1/6/2011 | 0.04 |
|
Honduras |
1/7/2011 | 0.07 |
|
Nicaragua |
1/7/2011 | 0.07 |
|
Central African Republic |
1/12/2011 | 0.04 |
|
Niger |
1/24/2011 | 0.04 |
|
Tonga |
1/24/2011 | 0.01 |
|
Bangladesh |
1/24/2011 | 0.25 |
|
Ireland |
1/24/2011 | 0.39 |
|
Samoa |
1/27/2011 | 0.02 |
|
St. Kitts and Nevis |
2/9/2011 | 0.02 |
|
Gabon |
2/16/2011 | 0.08 |
|
Iceland |
2/18/2011 | 0.06 |
|
Czech Republic |
2/28/2011 | 0.38 |
|
TOTAL: |
85.04 |
Countries that have Accepted the Amendment to Expand the Investment Authority of the IMF (as of the date of the last update above)
|
Country |
Date Acceptance (month/day/year) |
Voting power |
|
Croatia |
9/23/2008 | 0.18 |
|
Switzerland |
9/23/2008 | 1.57 |
|
Denmark |
10/2/2008 | 0.75 |
|
France |
10/17/2008 | 4.85 |
|
Montenegro, Republic of |
10/17/2008 | 0.02 |
|
Norway |
10/17/2008 | 0.76 |
|
Korea |
1/22/2009 | 1.33 |
|
Finland |
1/23/2009 | 0.58 |
|
Luxembourg |
2/25/2009 | 0.14 |
|
Greece |
2/25/2009 | 0.38 |
|
Bulgaria |
3/11/2009 | 0.3 |
|
Cyprus |
3/16/2009 | 0.07 |
|
Mexico |
3/26/2009 | 1.43 |
|
Germany |
4/2/2009 | 5.87 |
|
Belgium |
4/3/2009 | 2.08 |
|
Portugal |
4/29/2009 | 0.4 |
|
Ukraine |
4/29/2009 | 0.63 |
|
Austria |
5/3/2009 | 0.85 |
|
Vietnam |
5/5/2009 | 0.16 |
|
China |
6/30/2009 | 3.65 |
|
Canada |
7/8/2009 | 2.88 |
|
United States |
7/10/2009 | 16.74 |
|
Spain |
7/10/2009 | 1.38 |
|
Japan |
7/14/2009 | 6.01 |
|
United Kingdom |
7/20/2009 | 4.85 |
|
Latvia |
7/21/2009 | 0.07 |
|
Macedonia, FYR |
7/21/2009 | 0.04 |
|
Malaysia |
7/28/2009 | 0.68 |
|
Yemen, Republic of |
8/20/2009 | 0.12 |
|
Australia |
9/9/2009 | 1.47 |
|
Eritrea |
9/13/2009 | 0.02 |
|
Lithuania |
9/21/2009 | 0.08 |
|
Singapore |
9/21/2009 | 0.4 |
|
Lesotho |
9/21/2009 | 0.03 |
|
Kenya |
9/23/2009 | 0.13 |
|
Pakistan |
10/1/2009 | 0.48 |
|
Afghanistan |
10/5/2009 | 0.08 |
|
Maldives |
10/21/2009 | 0.01 |
|
The Bahamas |
11/16/2009 | 0.07 |
|
Jordan |
11/17/2009 | 0.09 |
|
Malawi |
12/7/2009 | 0.04 |
|
Morocco |
12/7/2009 | 0.28 |
|
Philippines |
12/7/2009 | 0.41 |
|
Sierra Leone |
12/15/2009 | 0.06 |
|
Chad |
1/4/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Mozambique, Republic of |
1/4/2010 | 0.06 |
|
Namibia |
1/11/2010 | 0.07 |
|
Sweden |
1/11/2010 | 1.09 |
|
Tunisia |
1/11/2010 | 0.14 |
|
Romania |
1/12/2010 | 0.48 |
|
Sudan |
1/12/2010 | 0.09 |
|
Israel |
1/15/2010 | 0.43 |
|
Serbia |
1/19/2010 | 0.22 |
|
Italy |
1/25/2010 | 3.19 |
|
São Tome & Príncipe |
1/27/2010 | 0.01 |
|
Seychelles |
2/16/2010 | 0.02 |
|
Gambia, The |
2/17/2010 | 0.03 |
|
Mauritania |
2/17/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
2/18/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Cambodia |
2/19/2010 | 0.05 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
2/19/2010 | 3.16 |
|
Slovak Republic |
2/25/2010 | 0.17 |
|
Bhutan |
3/16/2010 | 0.01 |
|
Hungary |
3/17/2010 | 0.48 |
|
Qatar |
3/25/2010 | 0.13 |
|
Oman |
4/14/2010 | 0.1 |
|
Brazil |
4/16/2010 | 1.38 |
|
Djibouti |
5/10/2010 | 0.02 |
|
Dominican Republic |
5/10/2010 | 0.11 |
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
5/11/2010 | 0.16 |
|
Tanzania |
5/20/2010 | 0.1 |
|
Georgia |
5/25/2010 | 0.08 |
|
Indonesia |
6/1/2010 | 0.95 |
|
Kosovo |
6/1/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Botswana |
6/2/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Peru |
6/10/2010 | 0.3 |
|
Sri Lanka |
6/10/2010 | 0.2 |
|
South Africa |
6/21/2010 | 0.85 |
|
Netherlands |
6/23/2010 | 2.34 |
|
Burkina Faso |
6/30/2010 | 0.04 |
|
Panama |
6/30/2010 | 0.1 |
|
Slovenia |
8/2/2010 | 0.12 |
|
Guyana |
8/13/2010 | 0.05 |
|
Russia |
9/13/2010 | 2.69 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
9/23/2010 | 0.16 |
|
Suriname |
9/30/2010 | 0.05 |
|
Turkey |
10/5/2010 | 0.55 |
|
Tuvalu |
10/5/2010 | 0.01 |
|
Moldova |
10/7/2010 | 0.07 |
|
Poland |
10/12/2010 | 0.63 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
10/26/2010 | 0.07 |
Malta |
11/02/2010 | 0.06 |
Uganda |
11/11/2010 | 0.09 |
Dominica |
11/30/2010 | 0.01 |
Haiti |
11/30/2010 | 0.05 |
Timor-Leste |
12/1/2010 | 0.01 |
Estonia |
12/7/2010 | 0.04 |
Guinea-Bissau |
12/15/2010 | 0.02 |
Zambia |
12/15/2010 | 0.23 |
Thailand |
1/5/2011 | 0.50 |
Kiribati |
1/5/2011 | 0.01 |
Benin |
1/6/2011 | 0.04 |
|
Honduras |
1/7/2011 | 0.07 |
|
Nicaragua |
1/7/2011 | 0.07 |
|
Togo |
1/7/2011 | 0.04 |
|
Central African Republic |
1/12/2011 | 0.04 |
|
Niger |
1/24/2011 | 0.04 |
|
Bangladesh |
1/24/2011 | 0.25 |
|
Ireland |
1/24/2011 | 0.39 |
|
Samoa |
1/27/2011 | 0.02 |
|
St. Kitts and Nevis |
2/9/2011 | 0.02 |
|
Tonga |
2/11/2011 | 0.01 |
|
Gabon |
2/16/2011 | 0.08 |
|
TOTAL: |
85.64 |