Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -9.71 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom stood at -9.71 billion.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom peaked at -2.55 billion in 2001 and was at its lowest, -14.40 billion, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 84th of 85 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -8.00 billion | — |
| 2001 | -2.55 billion | -68.1% |
| 2002 | -2.65 billion | +3.9% |
| 2003 | -3.71 billion | +40.0% |
| 2004 | -4.23 billion | +13.9% |
| 2005 | -5.81 billion | +37.3% |
| 2006 | -8.03 billion | +38.2% |
| 2007 | -5.65 billion | -29.7% |
| 2008 | -14.40 billion | +155.0% |
| 2009 | -3.87 billion | -73.1% |
| 2010 | -8.44 billion | +118.0% |
| 2011 | -8.42 billion | -0.3% |
| 2012 | -7.44 billion | -11.7% |
| 2013 | -6.13 billion | -17.6% |
| 2014 | -7.95 billion | +29.8% |
| 2015 | -5.53 billion | -30.4% |
| 2016 | -7.65 billion | +38.3% |
| 2017 | -8.88 billion | +16.1% |
| 2018 | -5.54 billion | -37.6% |
| 2019 | -6.35 billion | +14.5% |
| 2020 | -11.51 billion | +81.4% |
| 2021 | -11.04 billion | -4.1% |
| 2022 | -5.75 billion | -47.9% |
| 2023 | -9.83 billion | +70.8% |
| 2024 | -11.44 billion | +16.4% |
| 2025 | -9.71 billion | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.89 billion | -14.40 billion | -2.55 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.23 billion | -8.88 billion | -5.53 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.88 billion | -11.51 billion | -5.75 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 17.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 14.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,301 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,795 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,253 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom was -9.71 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was -2.55 billion in 2001.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.40 billion in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- United Kingdom ranks 84th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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, More than 1 and up to 3 months (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central G. 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.