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

As of July 15, 2022

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 July 15, 2022. Details of the calculations are in this Excel file.

Table 1. Calculation of Illustrative Currency Amounts

(Assumed Transition Date = July 15, 2022)

Currency Percentage Weights1 Base Period Average Exchange Rates (BEX)2 Transition Date Exchange Rates (TEX) on July 15, 2022 Illustrative Currency Amounts3 U.S. Dollar Equivalents on July 15, 2022
U.S. dollar 43.38 1 1 0.58071 0.580710
Euro 29.31 1.05326 1.00575 0.37251 0.374652
Chinese yuan 12.28 0.149680 0.147727 1.0982 0.162234
Japanese yen 7.59 0.00759356 0.00721007 13.380 0.096471
Pound sterling 7.44 1.23810 1.18395 0.080442 0.095239
SDR1 = US$ 1.3093104

Source: IMF Finance Department

1/ See Decision No. 17247-(22/44), adopted on May 11, 2022.

2/ Calculation is based on average exchange rates for the three-month period up to July 15, 2022.

3/ Per Decision No. 16033-(16/71), an adjustment of 0.00001 was applied to the U.S. dollar currency amount to ensure that the value of the SDR is the same before and after the revision. For details on calculation and rounding of currency amounts, see http://www.imf.org/external/pp/longres.aspx?id=5055.

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