Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
An international supplementary reserve asset created by the IMF based on a basket of five major currencies.
Detailed Definition
Created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1969, the SDR is an accounting unit rather than a physical currency. Its value is pegged to a weighted basket of currencies: US Dollar, Euro, Chinese Renminbi, Japanese Yen, and British Pound Sterling.
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