Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Australia
Australia: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets 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 48th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | -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 |
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More financial sector data for Australia
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 53.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 215,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 84.28 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 32.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 53.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 133.8% (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 48th out of 61 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.