The sources of funds of the International Monetary Fund include: ① share. The share paid by member countries is the main source of funds for the International Monetary Fund. Share refers to the capital subscribed by members, including the share subscribed when joining and the share when increasing capital. Initially, 25% of the shares were paid in major international currencies such as gold or US dollars, but now they are paid in special drawing rights or major international currencies, and the remaining 75% are still paid in local currency. The share not only determines the funds that members should pay, but also determines the voting rights of members in the International Monetary Fund, the amount of loans and the distribution of special drawing rights. 2 borrow money. Loans from the International Monetary Fund include two loan arrangements: general loan arrangements and new loan arrangements. Under these two loan arrangements, the funds available to the International Monetary Fund are very huge, and the new loan arrangement alone exceeds 500 billion US dollars.