Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -3.92 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka, 2015–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka stood at -3.92 billion. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka peaked at -357.00 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, -3.92 billion, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 46th out of 60 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -3.23 billion | — |
| 2016 | -2.85 billion | -11.8% |
| 2017 | -1.50 billion | -47.6% |
| 2018 | -723.31 million | -51.6% |
| 2019 | -357.00 million | -50.6% |
| 2020 | -1.37 billion | +284.6% |
| 2021 | -2.14 billion | +56.1% |
| 2022 | -2.26 billion | +5.6% |
| 2023 | -3.28 billion | +45.0% |
| 2024 | -3.55 billion | +8.2% |
| 2025 | -3.92 billion | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.73 billion | -3.23 billion | -357.00 million | 5 |
| 2020s | -2.75 billion | -3.92 billion | -1.37 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 43.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0466 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 211.59 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 42.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 211.84 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 213.21 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka was -3.92 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -357.00 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.92 billion in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.