Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hungary
Hungary: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -6.37 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hungary, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hungary stood at -6.37 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.8% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hungary peaked at -320.79 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, -10.64 billion, in 2023.
Hungary ranks 56th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -780.69 million | — |
| 2001 | -320.79 million | -58.9% |
| 2002 | -501.49 million | +56.3% |
| 2003 | -3.36 billion | +570.7% |
| 2004 | -2.53 billion | -24.7% |
| 2005 | -2.15 billion | -15.1% |
| 2006 | -2.14 billion | -0.5% |
| 2007 | -1.97 billion | -8.1% |
| 2008 | -2.13 billion | +8.6% |
| 2009 | -1.97 billion | -7.5% |
| 2010 | -1.80 billion | -8.9% |
| 2011 | -4.74 billion | +163.5% |
| 2012 | -4.78 billion | +1.0% |
| 2013 | -4.36 billion | -8.9% |
| 2014 | -6.68 billion | +53.4% |
| 2015 | -8.60 billion | +28.7% |
| 2016 | -4.00 billion | -53.5% |
| 2017 | -4.18 billion | +4.5% |
| 2018 | -6.03 billion | +44.3% |
| 2019 | -8.51 billion | +41.1% |
| 2020 | -8.70 billion | +2.2% |
| 2021 | -7.74 billion | -11.0% |
| 2022 | -8.58 billion | +10.8% |
| 2023 | -10.64 billion | +24.0% |
| 2024 | -9.78 billion | -8.1% |
| 2025 | -6.37 billion | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.79 billion | -3.36 billion | -320.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.37 billion | -8.60 billion | -1.80 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.64 billion | -10.64 billion | -6.37 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Hungary
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1215 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,147 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 11.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 3,350 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 21.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,535 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,524 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 43.04 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hungary?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hungary was -6.37 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was -320.79 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.64 billion in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Hungary ranks 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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), Up to 1 month, Short positions (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines . 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.