Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Seychelles
Seychelles: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -67.25 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Seychelles, 2011–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Seychelles is -67.25 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 101.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Seychelles peaked at -19.35 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, -82.13 million, in 2023.
That places Seychelles 19th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -19.81 million | — |
| 2012 | -22.72 million | +14.7% |
| 2013 | -19.35 million | -14.8% |
| 2014 | -20.59 million | +6.4% |
| 2015 | -33.34 million | +61.9% |
| 2016 | -40.99 million | +22.9% |
| 2017 | -38.96 million | -4.9% |
| 2018 | -38.27 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | -43.45 million | +13.5% |
| 2020 | -27.57 million | -36.6% |
| 2021 | -45.79 million | +66.1% |
| 2022 | -58.08 million | +26.8% |
| 2023 | -82.13 million | +41.4% |
| 2024 | -61.20 million | -25.5% |
| 2025 | -67.25 million | +9.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's -67.25 million is above the median for high income countries, which is -153.69 million, 44% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's -67.25 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -660.72 million, 10% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -30.83 million | -43.45 million | -19.35 million | 9 |
| 2020s | -57.00 million | -82.13 million | -27.57 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 39.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 39.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Seychelles?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Seychelles was -67.25 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was -19.35 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.13 million in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Seychelles ranks 19th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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), Total foreign currency loans securities and deposits, principal, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities. 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.