Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania
Romania: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -4.55 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded -4.55 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 68.7% on the previous year and down 314.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania peaked at -590.89 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, -4.55 billion, in 2025.
Romania ranks 81st of 85 countries on this measure, 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 | -877.35 million | -1.06 billion | -590.89 million | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.18 billion | -1.36 billion | -1.02 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.26 billion | -4.55 billion | -1.26 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 78 Egypt -3.46 billion compare
- 79 Dominican Republic -4.12 billion compare
- 80 Indonesia -4.38 billion compare
- 82 Saudi Arabia -4.64 billion compare
- 83 Mexico -4.72 billion compare
- 84 Türkiye, Republic of -5.16 billion compare
More financial sector data for Romania
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.53 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 604.19 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 381.24 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Broad money 41.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4.47 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -29,041 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania was -4.55 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was -590.89 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.55 billion in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Romania ranks 81st out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 314.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.