Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden
Sweden: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -21.01 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded -21.01 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden peaked at -6.34 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -21.01 billion, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 55th of 55 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -12.77 billion | — |
| 2001 | -7.32 billion | -42.7% |
| 2002 | -7.34 billion | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -7.29 billion | -0.7% |
| 2004 | -9.22 billion | +26.5% |
| 2005 | -10.90 billion | +18.2% |
| 2006 | -8.94 billion | -18.0% |
| 2007 | -9.14 billion | +2.3% |
| 2008 | -6.34 billion | -30.6% |
| 2009 | -11.00 billion | +73.4% |
| 2010 | -15.90 billion | +44.6% |
| 2011 | -13.22 billion | -16.8% |
| 2012 | -13.57 billion | +2.6% |
| 2013 | -13.65 billion | +0.6% |
| 2014 | -16.65 billion | +22.0% |
| 2015 | -18.82 billion | +13.0% |
| 2016 | -11.01 billion | -41.5% |
| 2017 | -10.12 billion | -8.1% |
| 2018 | -9.83 billion | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -8.27 billion | -15.8% |
| 2020 | -10.72 billion | +29.6% |
| 2021 | -8.11 billion | -24.3% |
| 2022 | -10.00 billion | +23.2% |
| 2023 | -13.47 billion | +34.8% |
| 2024 | -12.66 billion | -6.0% |
| 2025 | -21.01 billion | +66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.02 billion | -12.77 billion | -6.34 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -13.11 billion | -18.82 billion | -8.27 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.66 billion | -21.01 billion | -8.11 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More financial sector data for Sweden
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 966,527 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 141.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 33.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 41.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 54.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 54.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sweden was -21.01 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was -6.34 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.01 billion in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Sweden ranks 55th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.