Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Peru
Peru: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -2.62 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Peru, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Peru is -2.62 billion, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 27.2% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Peru peaked at -1.05 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, -3.60 billion, in 2024.
That places Peru 57th 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 25 years of available data.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -1.73 billion | — |
| 2002 | -1.86 billion | +7.8% |
| 2003 | -2.05 billion | +10.0% |
| 2004 | -2.22 billion | +8.4% |
| 2005 | -2.02 billion | -8.9% |
| 2006 | -2.37 billion | +17.2% |
| 2007 | -2.71 billion | +14.2% |
| 2008 | -1.89 billion | -30.4% |
| 2009 | -1.69 billion | -10.6% |
| 2010 | -1.41 billion | -16.5% |
| 2011 | -1.41 billion | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -2.11 billion | +50.1% |
| 2013 | -1.78 billion | -15.6% |
| 2014 | -1.40 billion | -21.5% |
| 2015 | -2.07 billion | +48.1% |
| 2016 | -1.78 billion | -14.1% |
| 2017 | -1.40 billion | -21.6% |
| 2018 | -1.38 billion | -1.4% |
| 2019 | -1.05 billion | -23.4% |
| 2020 | -1.44 billion | +36.1% |
| 2021 | -2.04 billion | +42.1% |
| 2022 | -2.39 billion | +17.2% |
| 2023 | -2.36 billion | -1.3% |
| 2024 | -3.60 billion | +52.6% |
| 2025 | -2.62 billion | -27.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's -2.62 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.52 billion, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Peru's -2.62 billion is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.25 billion, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.06 billion | -2.71 billion | -1.69 billion | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.58 billion | -2.11 billion | -1.05 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.41 billion | -3.60 billion | -1.44 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 54 El Salvador -2.03 billion compare
- 55 Kazakhstan -2.43 billion compare
- 56 Costa Rica -2.46 billion compare
- 58 Jordan -3.20 billion compare
- 59 Uruguay -3.25 billion compare
- 60 South Africa -3.44 billion compare
More financial sector data for Peru
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.83 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Peru?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Peru was -2.62 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was -1.05 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.60 billion in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Peru ranks 57th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.