Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was 0 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in United Kingdom, 2000–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in United Kingdom is 0, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in United Kingdom peaked at 0 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -427.08 million, in 2007.
United Kingdom ranks 13th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | -395.07 million | — |
| 2005 | -342.08 million | -13.4% |
| 2006 | -382.07 million | +11.7% |
| 2007 | -427.08 million | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -154.63 million | -427.08 million | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 10 Armenia 261.71 million compare
- 11 Hungary 137.47 million compare
- 12 Slovakia 49.00 million compare
- 13 Argentina 0 compare
- 13 Austria 0
- 13 Belgium 0 compare
- 13 Cyprus 0
- 13 Germany 0 compare
- 13 Estonia 0 compare
- 13 Finland 0
- 13 Croatia 0 compare
- 13 Israel 0 compare
- 13 Italy 0
- 13 Luxembourg 0
- 13 Latvia 0 compare
- 13 Malta 0
- 13 Netherlands 0
- 13 Norway 0 compare
- 13 Panama 0
- 13 Portugal 0 compare
- 13 Slovenia 0 compare
- 13 United States 0
More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 56,096 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 349.16 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 90.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 124.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 156.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 156.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,249 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in United Kingdom?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in United Kingdom was 0 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -427.08 million in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 79 countries with data for 2016.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.