Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden
Sweden: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 34.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden is 34.00 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden peaked at 34.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, -12.23 billion, in 2013.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.41 billion | — |
| 2001 | -3.65 billion | +51.7% |
| 2002 | -2.23 billion | -38.8% |
| 2003 | -1.78 billion | -20.2% |
| 2004 | -4.46 billion | +150.3% |
| 2005 | -3.78 billion | -15.4% |
| 2006 | -1.84 billion | -51.3% |
| 2007 | -3.24 billion | +76.4% |
| 2008 | -3.00 billion | -7.7% |
| 2009 | -5.78 billion | +93.0% |
| 2010 | -8.54 billion | +47.8% |
| 2011 | -3.49 billion | -59.1% |
| 2012 | -5.66 billion | +62.0% |
| 2013 | -12.23 billion | +116.0% |
| 2014 | -7.76 billion | -36.5% |
| 2015 | -6.37 billion | -18.0% |
| 2016 | -7.22 billion | +13.5% |
| 2017 | -3.46 billion | -52.1% |
| 2018 | -8.74 billion | +152.6% |
| 2019 | -4.69 billion | -46.3% |
| 2020 | -3.94 billion | -16.1% |
| 2021 | -2.56 billion | -34.9% |
| 2022 | -4.29 billion | +67.3% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 34.00 million | — |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 34.00 million is above the median for high income countries, which is -68.37 million. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 34.00 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -134.57 million. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.22 billion | -5.78 billion | -1.78 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.82 billion | -12.23 billion | -3.46 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.15 billion | -4.29 billion | 34.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Brazil 3.91 billion compare
- 2 Jamaica 439.38 million compare
- 4 Malta 7.54 million compare
- 5 Switzerland 0 compare
- 5 Czechia 0 compare
- 5 Germany 0 compare
- 5 Denmark 0 compare
- 5 Estonia 0 compare
- 5 Greece 0 compare
- 5 Ireland 0 compare
- 5 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 5 Netherlands 0
- 5 Norway 0 compare
- 5 Portugal 0 compare
- 5 Russia 0 compare
- 5 Slovakia 0 compare
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden was 34.00 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 34.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.23 billion in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.