Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -653.56 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka, 2015–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -653.56 million for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka peaked at -115.00 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.38 billion, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1.38 billion | — |
| 2016 | -1.08 billion | -22.2% |
| 2017 | -685.00 million | -36.3% |
| 2018 | -215.00 million | -68.6% |
| 2019 | -115.00 million | -46.5% |
| 2020 | -690.00 million | +500.0% |
| 2021 | -280.00 million | -59.4% |
| 2022 | -119.30 million | -57.4% |
| 2023 | -578.48 million | +384.9% |
| 2024 | -545.54 million | -5.7% |
| 2025 | -653.56 million | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -694.57 million | -1.38 billion | -115.00 million | 5 |
| 2020s | -477.81 million | -690.00 million | -119.30 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 536,545 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 131.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 528,500 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 30.21 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.64 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.64 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 213.23 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka was -653.56 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -115.00 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.38 billion in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data
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.