Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany
Germany: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0 for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany peaked at 0 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -3.51 billion, in 2003.
That places Germany 12th out of 54 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.38 billion | -3.51 billion | -1.25 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | -492.74 million | -1.28 billion | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | -5.79 million | -34.73 million | 0 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Germany
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 72,617 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 3.77 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 343.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 27.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 74.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 417.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 413.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 76.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.51 billion in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 54 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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), Other predetermined short term net drains on foreign currency assets, Up to 1 month (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Centr. 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.