Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Canada
Canada: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -12.16 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Canada stood at -12.16 billion. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 157.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Canada peaked at -2.54 billion in 2002 and was at its lowest, -12.16 billion, in 2025.
Canada ranks 80th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3.94 billion | — |
| 2001 | -4.65 billion | +18.1% |
| 2002 | -2.54 billion | -45.3% |
| 2003 | -6.01 billion | +136.4% |
| 2004 | -5.85 billion | -2.7% |
| 2005 | -3.21 billion | -45.0% |
| 2006 | -3.13 billion | -2.6% |
| 2007 | -8.67 billion | +176.8% |
| 2008 | -6.76 billion | -22.0% |
| 2009 | -3.46 billion | -48.9% |
| 2010 | -3.54 billion | +2.6% |
| 2011 | -5.69 billion | +60.7% |
| 2012 | -3.92 billion | -31.2% |
| 2013 | -8.04 billion | +105.4% |
| 2014 | -5.66 billion | -29.6% |
| 2015 | -4.72 billion | -16.7% |
| 2016 | -4.94 billion | +4.7% |
| 2017 | -6.42 billion | +29.8% |
| 2018 | -5.01 billion | -22.0% |
| 2019 | -6.62 billion | +32.2% |
| 2020 | -5.60 billion | -15.4% |
| 2021 | -7.47 billion | +33.4% |
| 2022 | -7.27 billion | -2.7% |
| 2023 | -6.61 billion | -9.1% |
| 2024 | -11.20 billion | +69.6% |
| 2025 | -12.16 billion | +8.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -12.16 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is -68.37 million, 177.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.82 billion | -8.67 billion | -2.54 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.46 billion | -8.04 billion | -3.54 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.39 billion | -12.16 billion | -5.60 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Canada?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Canada was -12.16 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was -2.54 billion in 2002.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.16 billion in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Canada ranks 80th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 157.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.