The Board of Governors, the highest decision-making body of the IMF, consists of one governor and one alternate governor for each member country. The governor is appointed by the member country and is usually the minister of finance or the governor of the central bank. All powers of the IMF are vested in the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors may delegate to the Executive Board all except certain reserved powers. The Board of Governors normally meets once a year.

Rank Country SDRs (in USD Million) SDR Quota (%) Total Votes Vote Share (%)
1 United States 42,122.40 17.7 421,965 16.76
2 Japan 15,628.50 6.57 157,026 6.24
3 Germany 14,565.50 6.12 146,396 5.81
4 France 10,738.50 4.51 108,126 4.29
5 United Kingdom 10,738.50 4.51 108,126 4.29
6 China 9,525.90 4 96,000 3.81
7 Italy 7,882.30 3.31 79,564 3.16
8 Saudi Arabia 6,985.50 2.94 70,596 2.8
9 Canada 6,369.20 2.68 64,433 2.56
10 Russian 5,945.40 2.5 60,195 2.39
11 India 5,821.50 2.45 58,956 2.34
12 Netherlands 5,162.40 2.17 52,365 2.08
13 Belgium 4,605.20 1.94 46,793 1.86
14 Brazil 4,250.50 1.79 43,246 1.72
15 Spain 4,023.40 1.69 40,975 1.63
16 Mexico 3,625.70 1.52 36,998 1.47
17 Switzerland 3,458.50 1.45 35,326 1.4
18 Korea 3,366.40 1.41 34,405 1.37
19 Australia 3,236.40 1.36 33,105 1.31
20 Venezuela 2,659.10 1.12 27,332 1.09
21 Sweden 2,395.50 1.01 24,696 0.98
22 Argentina 2,117.10 0.89 21,912 0.87
23 Austria 2,113.90 0.89 21,880 0.87
24 Denmark 1,891.40 0.79 19,655 0.78
25 Finland 1,263.80 0.53 13,379 0.53
26 Pakistan 1,033.70 0.43 11,078 0.44