Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania
Romania: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -456.82 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded -456.82 million for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania peaked at -56.00 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.36 billion, in 2014.
That places Romania 51st out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -107.57 million | -153.94 million | -56.00 million | 3 |
| 2010s | -509.66 million | -2.36 billion | -75.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -387.74 million | -998.64 million | -156.98 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Romania
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,766 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 116.61 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 52.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 55.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 66.19 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 66.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Romania was -456.82 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was -56.00 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.36 billion in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Romania ranks 51st out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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, Up to 1 month (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excludi. 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.