Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania
Albania: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -489.17 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania, 2014–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania stood at -489.17 million.
That represents a change of up 56.1% on the previous year and down 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania peaked at -231.13 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.11 billion, in 2024.
That places Albania 34th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -581.56 million | — |
| 2015 | -231.13 million | -60.3% |
| 2016 | -232.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | -277.06 million | +19.3% |
| 2018 | -332.02 million | +19.8% |
| 2019 | -613.73 million | +84.8% |
| 2020 | -408.59 million | -33.4% |
| 2021 | -430.07 million | +5.3% |
| 2022 | -560.81 million | +30.4% |
| 2023 | -654.12 million | +16.6% |
| 2024 | -1.11 billion | +70.4% |
| 2025 | -489.17 million | -56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -377.95 million | -613.73 million | -231.13 million | 6 |
| 2020s | -609.58 million | -1.11 billion | -408.59 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Albania
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 24.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1856 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,412 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 23.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,510 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 25.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,673 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 25.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,667 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.27 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania was -489.17 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was -231.13 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.11 billion in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Albania ranks 34th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 111.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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 3 months and up to 1 year (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Cent. 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.