Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 7.36 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in China (People’s Republic of), 2015–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 7.36 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 38.06 billion in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.97 billion, in 2018.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38.06 billion | — |
| 2016 | 20.43 billion | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 9.54 billion | -53.3% |
| 2018 | 3.97 billion | -58.4% |
| 2019 | 9.49 billion | +139.2% |
| 2020 | 9.72 billion | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 9.53 billion | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.52 billion | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.72 billion | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 9.88 billion | +28.0% |
| 2025 | 7.36 billion | -25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.30 billion | 3.97 billion | 38.06 billion | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.95 billion | 7.36 billion | 9.88 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,743 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1047 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,778 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,946 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in China (People’s Republic of) was 7.36 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.06 billion in 2015.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 billion in 2018.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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 other predetermined short term net drains on foreign currency assets (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Govern. 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.