Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt
Egypt: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -21.34 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -21.34 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 303.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt peaked at -1.47 billion in 2009 and was at its lowest, -24.40 billion, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 84th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1.47 billion | — |
| 2010 | -2.38 billion | +62.3% |
| 2011 | -2.75 billion | +15.5% |
| 2012 | -3.31 billion | +20.0% |
| 2013 | -5.20 billion | +57.3% |
| 2014 | -3.38 billion | -35.1% |
| 2015 | -5.29 billion | +56.7% |
| 2016 | -10.31 billion | +94.9% |
| 2017 | -11.93 billion | +15.6% |
| 2018 | -16.66 billion | +39.7% |
| 2019 | -16.43 billion | -1.4% |
| 2020 | -17.84 billion | +8.6% |
| 2021 | -11.09 billion | -37.8% |
| 2022 | -19.69 billion | +77.6% |
| 2023 | -24.40 billion | +23.9% |
| 2024 | -18.45 billion | -24.4% |
| 2025 | -21.34 billion | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.47 billion | -1.47 billion | -1.47 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | -7.76 billion | -16.66 billion | -2.38 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.80 billion | -24.40 billion | -11.09 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -14.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0605 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 186.79 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -14.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 189.45 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 301.51 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 301.51 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt was -21.34 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was -1.47 billion in 2009.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.40 billion in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Egypt ranks 84th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 303.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.