Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -9.52 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded -9.52 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at -2.54 billion in 2001 and was at its lowest, -14.11 billion, in 2008.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83rd out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -7.53 billion | — |
| 2001 | -2.54 billion | -66.3% |
| 2002 | -2.65 billion | +4.2% |
| 2003 | -3.70 billion | +39.8% |
| 2004 | -4.13 billion | +11.7% |
| 2005 | -5.60 billion | +35.6% |
| 2006 | -7.59 billion | +35.4% |
| 2007 | -5.34 billion | -29.6% |
| 2008 | -14.11 billion | +164.2% |
| 2009 | -3.67 billion | -74.0% |
| 2010 | -8.27 billion | +125.3% |
| 2011 | -8.30 billion | +0.4% |
| 2012 | -7.37 billion | -11.2% |
| 2013 | -6.08 billion | -17.4% |
| 2014 | -7.91 billion | +30.1% |
| 2015 | -5.50 billion | -30.5% |
| 2016 | -7.61 billion | +38.3% |
| 2017 | -8.82 billion | +15.9% |
| 2018 | -5.46 billion | -38.0% |
| 2019 | -6.25 billion | +14.4% |
| 2020 | -11.45 billion | +83.3% |
| 2021 | -11.01 billion | -3.9% |
| 2022 | -5.68 billion | -48.4% |
| 2023 | -9.68 billion | +70.3% |
| 2024 | -11.21 billion | +15.9% |
| 2025 | -9.52 billion | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.69 billion | -14.11 billion | -2.54 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.16 billion | -8.82 billion | -5.46 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.76 billion | -11.45 billion | -5.68 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 17.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 14.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,301 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,795 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 16.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,253 SDR per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was -9.52 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was -2.54 billion in 2001.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.11 billion in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 83rd out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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, principal, More than 1 and up to 3 months, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL . Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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