Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -1.21 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in North Macedonia, 2011–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded -1.21 billion for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.2% on the previous year and down 266.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in North Macedonia peaked at -329.19 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.21 billion, in 2025.
That places North Macedonia 55th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -366.45 million | — |
| 2012 | -361.92 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | -374.96 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | -348.51 million | -7.1% |
| 2015 | -329.19 million | -5.5% |
| 2016 | -341.42 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | -399.80 million | +17.1% |
| 2018 | -438.04 million | +9.6% |
| 2019 | -444.59 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | -487.45 million | +9.6% |
| 2021 | -518.53 million | +6.4% |
| 2022 | -667.41 million | +28.7% |
| 2023 | -885.47 million | +32.7% |
| 2024 | -911.62 million | +3.0% |
| 2025 | -1.21 billion | +32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -378.32 million | -444.59 million | -329.19 million | 9 |
| 2020s | -779.29 million | -1.21 billion | -487.45 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for North Macedonia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 360,001 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 7.76 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 706.83 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.23 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,322 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in North Macedonia?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in North Macedonia was -1.21 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was -329.19 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.21 billion in 2025.
- How does North Macedonia rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- North Macedonia ranks 55th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 266.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.