Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy
Italy: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 1.12 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy stood at 1.12 billion.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and up 133.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy peaked at 1.52 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -13.43 billion, in 2020.
That places Italy 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -441.19 million | — |
| 2001 | -2.86 billion | +547.3% |
| 2002 | -2.85 billion | -0.2% |
| 2003 | -1.03 billion | -64.0% |
| 2004 | -981.02 million | -4.5% |
| 2005 | -2.28 billion | +132.9% |
| 2006 | -1.19 billion | -48.0% |
| 2007 | -80.59 million | -93.2% |
| 2008 | -842.60 million | +945.5% |
| 2009 | -1.53 billion | +81.7% |
| 2010 | -1.30 billion | -15.4% |
| 2011 | -4.21 billion | +225.2% |
| 2012 | -2.10 billion | -50.1% |
| 2013 | -3.85 billion | +83.2% |
| 2014 | -3.46 billion | -10.2% |
| 2015 | -3.38 billion | -2.4% |
| 2016 | -5.00 billion | +48.0% |
| 2017 | -12.20 billion | +144.2% |
| 2018 | -11.63 billion | -4.7% |
| 2019 | -12.29 billion | +5.6% |
| 2020 | -13.43 billion | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.51 billion | -111.3% |
| 2022 | 1.02 billion | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 1.51 billion | +48.4% |
| 2024 | 1.52 billion | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.12 billion | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.41 billion | -2.86 billion | -80.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.94 billion | -12.29 billion | -1.30 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.12 billion | -13.43 billion | 1.52 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 7.36 billion compare
- 2 Türkiye 4.55 billion compare
- 3 Australia 3.71 billion compare
- 5 Belgium 61.10 million compare
- 6 South Africa 54.00 million compare
- 7 Switzerland 1.73 million compare
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.3137 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.015 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 651.35 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.6466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,112 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,379 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 40.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,324 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 313.66 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy was 1.12 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.43 billion in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.