Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in India
India: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -3.40 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in India, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
India recorded -3.40 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 648.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in India peaked at -423.00 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, -3.53 billion, in 2024.
That places India 77th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -684.33 million | -798.00 million | -535.00 million | 3 |
| 2010s | -623.10 million | -1.12 billion | -423.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.14 billion | -3.53 billion | -1.33 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for India
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 44.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.88 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 312.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 66.95 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 44.0% (2025)
- Broad money 82.1% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 20.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 44.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 87.16 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -495,753 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in India?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in India was -3.40 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was -423.00 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.53 billion in 2024.
- How does India rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- India ranks 77th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 648.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, interest, More than 3 months and up to 1 year, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IR. 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.