Membership:- 188 countries
Headquarters:-Washington, D.C. / Menlo Park, California
Executive Board:-24 Directors each representing a single country or a group of countries
Staff:-Approximately 2,600 from 147 countries
Total quotas:-US$327 billion (as of 02/12/15)
Additional pledged or committed resources:-US$ 885 billion
Committed amounts under current lending arrangements (as of 3/13/15):- US$163 billion, of which US$137 billion have not been drawn (see table).
Biggest borrowers (amounts outstanding as of 3/13/15):-Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Ukraine
Biggest precautionary loans (amount agreed as of 3/13/15):-Mexico, Poland, Colombia, Morocco
Surveillance consultations:-122 consultations in 2013 and 129 in 2014
Technical assistance:- 274 person years in FY2013 and 285 in FY2014
Original aims:-
promote international monetary cooperation;
facilitate the expansion and balanced growth of international trade;
promote exchange stability;
assist in the establishment of a multilateral system of payments; and
make resources available (with adequate safeguards) to members experiencing balance of payments difficulties.