Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mexico
Mexico: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -7.92 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mexico recorded -7.92 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mexico peaked at -3.25 billion in 2006 and was at its lowest, -20.34 billion, in 2005.
Mexico ranks 77th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.70 billion | -20.34 billion | -3.25 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.80 billion | -12.16 billion | -5.39 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.29 billion | -8.29 billion | -4.82 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Mexico
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 187.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 123,543 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 135.18 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 160.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 174.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 187.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 27.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mexico?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Mexico was -7.92 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -3.25 billion in 2006.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.34 billion in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.