Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign … vis-s-vis year in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign … vis-s-vis year was -23.73 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom is -23.73 billion, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.1% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom peaked at -2.99 billion in 2000 and was at its lowest, -23.91 billion, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 51st out of 51 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 … vis-s-vis year in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.99 billion | — |
| 2001 | -4.94 billion | +65.4% |
| 2002 | -7.33 billion | +48.4% |
| 2003 | -9.13 billion | +24.4% |
| 2004 | -10.80 billion | +18.4% |
| 2005 | -9.52 billion | -11.9% |
| 2006 | -11.72 billion | +23.1% |
| 2007 | -13.19 billion | +12.5% |
| 2008 | -8.19 billion | -37.9% |
| 2009 | -9.20 billion | +12.3% |
| 2010 | -12.74 billion | +38.6% |
| 2011 | -13.36 billion | +4.9% |
| 2012 | -9.98 billion | -25.3% |
| 2013 | -11.57 billion | +15.9% |
| 2014 | -15.14 billion | +30.9% |
| 2015 | -16.70 billion | +10.3% |
| 2016 | -14.03 billion | -16.0% |
| 2017 | -15.69 billion | +11.8% |
| 2018 | -20.87 billion | +33.0% |
| 2019 | -22.55 billion | +8.0% |
| 2020 | -23.91 billion | +6.0% |
| 2021 | -20.56 billion | -14.0% |
| 2022 | -15.05 billion | -26.8% |
| 2023 | -17.25 billion | +14.6% |
| 2024 | -17.56 billion | +1.8% |
| 2025 | -23.73 billion | +35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.70 billion | -13.19 billion | -2.99 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -15.26 billion | -22.55 billion | -9.98 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -19.68 billion | -23.91 billion | -15.05 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in United Kingdom was -23.73 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?
- The highest recorded value was -2.99 billion in 2000.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.91 billion in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- United Kingdom ranks 51st out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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 3 months and up to 1 year, Short positions (International Reserves and Foreign Currency . 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.