Predetermined short-term: Guidelines for a Da in Australia
Australia: Predetermined short-term: Guidelines for a Da was -4.45 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Australia stood at -4.45 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Australia peaked at -120.92 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, -31.98 billion, in 2006.
Australia ranks 47th of 60 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: Guidelines for a Da in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -14.56 billion | — |
| 2001 | -16.24 billion | +11.5% |
| 2002 | -16.13 billion | -0.7% |
| 2003 | -22.69 billion | +40.7% |
| 2004 | -18.34 billion | -19.2% |
| 2005 | -22.15 billion | +20.7% |
| 2006 | -31.98 billion | +44.4% |
| 2007 | -357.93 million | -98.9% |
| 2008 | -24.33 billion | +6698.3% |
| 2009 | -474.18 million | -98.1% |
| 2010 | -307.24 million | -35.2% |
| 2011 | -3.75 billion | +1119.7% |
| 2012 | -4.36 billion | +16.3% |
| 2013 | -8.41 billion | +93.1% |
| 2014 | -11.04 billion | +31.2% |
| 2015 | -7.04 billion | -36.3% |
| 2016 | -17.88 billion | +154.0% |
| 2017 | -28.89 billion | +61.6% |
| 2018 | -12.52 billion | -56.7% |
| 2019 | -18.91 billion | +51.1% |
| 2020 | -120.92 million | -99.4% |
| 2021 | -124.80 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | -4.21 billion | +3276.0% |
| 2023 | -6.07 billion | +44.1% |
| 2024 | -6.01 billion | -1.0% |
| 2025 | -4.45 billion | -26.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -4.45 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is -370.81 million, 12.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Australia's -4.45 billion is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -10.00 million, 444.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Predetermined short-term: Guidelines for a Da in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -6698.3% | -357.93 million | -24.33 billion |
| 2022 | -3276.0% | -124.80 million | -4.21 billion |
| 2011 | -1119.7% | -307.24 million | -3.75 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.73 billion | -31.98 billion | -357.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.31 billion | -28.89 billion | -307.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.50 billion | -6.07 billion | -120.92 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 61.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Australia?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Australia was -4.45 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was -120.92 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.98 billion in 2006.
- How does Australia rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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 forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis 㣠vis the domestic currency (including the forward leg of currency swaps), Short positions (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Da. 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.