Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland
Switzerland: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 1.73 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland stood at 1.73 million.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland peaked at 8.27 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, -875.00 million, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 7th out of 53 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.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -268.00 million | — |
| 2001 | -875.00 million | +226.5% |
| 2002 | -105.00 million | -88.0% |
| 2003 | -105.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -175.00 million | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 4.01 billion | -2389.1% |
| 2008 | 7.79 billion | +94.5% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 89,038 | — |
| 2011 | 3.20 billion | +3595687.4% |
| 2012 | -613.82 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | -13,632 | +2120.8% |
| 2014 | 182.61 million | -1339708.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 billion | +479.8% |
| 2016 | 1.18 billion | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 4.52 million | -99.6% |
| 2018 | 185.41 million | +4002.7% |
| 2019 | 4.50 billion | +2328.6% |
| 2020 | 8.27 billion | +83.7% |
| 2021 | 3.26 billion | -60.6% |
| 2022 | 5.27 million | -99.8% |
| 2023 | 449.10 million | +8416.7% |
| 2024 | 2.02 million | -99.6% |
| 2025 | 1.73 million | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 billion | -875.00 million | 7.79 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.03 billion | -13,632 | 4.50 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.00 billion | 1.73 million | 8.27 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 73,454 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 74,657 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 86,385 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland was 1.73 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.27 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -875.00 million in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.