Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania
Albania: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -281.94 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania, 2016–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania stood at -281.94 million.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania peaked at -40.07 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, -457.55 million, in 2020.
That places Albania 36th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -299.05 million | — |
| 2017 | -348.77 million | +16.6% |
| 2018 | -40.07 million | -88.5% |
| 2020 | -457.55 million | +1041.9% |
| 2021 | -335.27 million | -26.7% |
| 2022 | -253.67 million | -24.3% |
| 2023 | -263.71 million | +4.0% |
| 2024 | -249.37 million | -5.4% |
| 2025 | -281.94 million | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -229.30 million | -348.77 million | -40.07 million | 3 |
| 2020s | -306.92 million | -457.55 million | -249.37 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Albania
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 558,173 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 49.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.20 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 382.72 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 5.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,667 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Albania was -281.94 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was -40.07 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -457.55 million in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Albania ranks 36th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania 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), Forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis-s-vis the domestic currency (including the forward leg of currency swaps), More than 1 and up to 3 months, Short positions (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liqui. 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.