Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden
Sweden: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden, 2000–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0 for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden peaked at 0 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -300.00 million, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 1st of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -300.00 million | — |
| 2001 | -208.00 million | -30.7% |
| 2002 | -253.00 million | +21.6% |
| 2003 | -293.00 million | +15.8% |
| 2004 | -250.00 million | -14.7% |
| 2005 | -56.00 million | -77.6% |
| 2006 | -102.00 million | +82.1% |
| 2007 | -149.00 million | +46.1% |
| 2008 | -273.00 million | +83.2% |
| 2009 | -12.00 million | -95.6% |
| 2010 | -8.00 million | -33.3% |
| 2011 | -7.00 million | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | -2.00 million | — |
| 2014 | -2.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -11.00 million | +450.0% |
| 2016 | -11.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -31.00 million | +181.8% |
| 2018 | -21.00 million | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0 is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.03 million. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -2.09 million. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -450.0% | -2.00 million | -11.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -189.60 million | -300.00 million | -12.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.30 million | -31.00 million | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden was 0 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -300.00 million in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.