Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Philippines
Philippines: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -546.34 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Philippines recorded -546.34 million for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Philippines peaked at -113.76 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, -573.59 million, in 2013.
Philippines ranks 75th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -128.49 million | — |
| 2001 | -113.76 million | -11.5% |
| 2002 | -134.39 million | +18.1% |
| 2003 | -185.83 million | +38.3% |
| 2004 | -260.29 million | +40.1% |
| 2005 | -223.80 million | -14.0% |
| 2006 | -318.83 million | +42.5% |
| 2007 | -352.67 million | +10.6% |
| 2008 | -365.29 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | -385.97 million | +5.7% |
| 2010 | -398.23 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | -466.58 million | +17.2% |
| 2012 | -486.74 million | +4.3% |
| 2013 | -573.59 million | +17.8% |
| 2014 | -567.33 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | -463.47 million | -18.3% |
| 2016 | -421.43 million | -9.1% |
| 2017 | -370.02 million | -12.2% |
| 2018 | -414.51 million | +12.0% |
| 2019 | -522.04 million | +25.9% |
| 2020 | -359.74 million | -31.1% |
| 2021 | -477.53 million | +32.7% |
| 2022 | -362.32 million | -24.1% |
| 2023 | -455.14 million | +25.6% |
| 2024 | -548.88 million | +20.6% |
| 2025 | -546.34 million | -0.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's -546.34 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -44.30 million, 12.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Philippines's -546.34 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -38.00 million, 14.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -246.93 million | -385.97 million | -113.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -468.39 million | -573.59 million | -370.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -458.32 million | -548.88 million | -359.74 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More financial sector data for Philippines
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.55 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Philippines?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Philippines was -546.34 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was -113.76 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -573.59 million in 2013.
- How does Philippines rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Philippines ranks 75th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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, Up to 1 month, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Au. 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.