Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -1.50 billion against -1.54 billion in Egypt, a difference of 35.60 million.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 84th and Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 84 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -223.39 million | -63.53 million | 159.85 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -1.11 billion | -673.37 million | 439.31 million | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -1.50 billion against -1.54 billion in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 35.60 million, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Egypt ranks 84th and Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, interest, More than 1 and up to 3 months, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.