quota

…The IMF is composed of the Board of Governors, which is usually made up of the finance ministers or central bank governors of the member countries, the Executive Board, which is a permanent body in Washington, the Managing Director, and staff (in addition, a temporary committee to discuss important matters was established by a resolution of the General Assembly in 1974). The voting method is characterized by the fact that each country has 250 basic votes, and in addition, each country has a number of votes proportional to the quota, which is equivalent to the amount of capital contribution that reflects economic power. Since decisions on important matters usually require the consent of 85%, the United States, the EU, and developing countries can be said to have a de facto veto. Japan joined the IMF in 1952, but after several increases in its quota in capital replenishment, its capital contribution ranking went from 9th place at the time of accession to 2nd place, tied with Germany after the United States, as a result of the 9th capital replenishment that came into effect in 1992. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "quota" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　IMFの組織は，加盟国の通常，大蔵大臣または中央銀行総裁によって構成される総務会と，ワシントンにある常設機関である理事会，専務理事，職員によって構成されている(このほか重要事項を討議するための暫定委員会が1974年の総会決議によって設立されている)。その議決方法は，まず各国がすべて基本票250票をもつほか，経済力を反映した出資額に相当する割当額(クオータquota)に比例した票数をもつことが特色で，重要事項の決定は通常85％の同意を必要とするため，アメリカ，EU，発展途上国はそれぞれ実質上の拒否権をもっているといえる。　日本のIMF加盟は1952年であるが，数次にわたる増資における割当増をへて，出資順位は加盟時の9位から92年発効の第9次増資の結果，アメリカに次ぎドイツと同率2位となった。…

※「quota」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報