Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt
Egypt: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -2.87 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt is -2.87 billion, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 402.6% on the previous year and down 18,378.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt peaked at 66.30 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, -3.26 billion, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 49th of 57 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 net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 66.30 million | — |
| 2010 | 17.20 million | -74.1% |
| 2011 | 13.80 million | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 14.60 million | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 15.70 million | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 15.20 million | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 15.70 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | -2.08 billion | -13364.5% |
| 2017 | -3.26 billion | +56.4% |
| 2018 | -266.06 million | -91.8% |
| 2019 | -1.82 billion | +585.5% |
| 2020 | -172.25 million | -90.6% |
| 2021 | -1.24 billion | +622.1% |
| 2022 | -754.52 million | -39.3% |
| 2023 | -2.19 billion | +189.9% |
| 2024 | -571.00 million | -73.9% |
| 2025 | -2.87 billion | +402.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.30 million | 66.30 million | 66.30 million | 1 |
| 2010s | -733.78 million | -3.26 billion | 17.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.30 billion | -2.87 billion | -172.25 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 154,531 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 50.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 145.56 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 13.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 22.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 22.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 301.51 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Egypt was -2.87 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 66.30 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.26 billion in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18,378.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.