Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Argentina
Argentina: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -20.08 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Argentina, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Argentina recorded -20.08 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Argentina peaked at -258.52 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, -33.27 billion, in 2018.
Argentina ranks 85th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | -4.15 billion | -12.17 billion | -258.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -15.13 billion | -33.27 billion | -10.16 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -20.85 billion | -30.21 billion | -14.02 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 82 Türkiye, Republic of -8.45 billion compare
- 83 United Kingdom -12.77 billion compare
- 84 Indonesia -13.87 billion compare
More financial sector data for Argentina
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7.23 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 485.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 59.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 15.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.05 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 331.61 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.45 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 15.8% (2025)
- Broad money 26.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Argentina?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Argentina was -20.08 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was -258.52 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.27 billion in 2018.
- How does Argentina rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Argentina ranks 85th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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, Up to 1 month, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary A. 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.