Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France
France: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -409.42 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded -409.42 million for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 238.2% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France peaked at 6.90 billion in 2014 and was at its lowest, -17.48 billion, in 2007.
France ranks 47th 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 France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -738.82 million | — |
| 2001 | -1.94 billion | +163.1% |
| 2002 | -773.94 million | -60.2% |
| 2003 | -2.84 billion | +267.5% |
| 2004 | -4.76 billion | +67.4% |
| 2005 | -1.61 billion | -66.3% |
| 2006 | -9.98 billion | +521.3% |
| 2007 | -17.48 billion | +75.1% |
| 2008 | -11.63 billion | -33.5% |
| 2009 | -14.12 billion | +21.4% |
| 2010 | -16.39 billion | +16.1% |
| 2011 | -11.52 billion | -29.7% |
| 2012 | -7.72 billion | -32.9% |
| 2013 | -4.34 billion | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 6.90 billion | -259.1% |
| 2015 | -1.01 billion | -114.6% |
| 2016 | -1.03 billion | +2.0% |
| 2017 | -1.67 billion | +63.1% |
| 2018 | -283.19 million | -83.1% |
| 2019 | -1.52 billion | +437.0% |
| 2022 | -1.19 billion | -21.6% |
| 2023 | -2.78 billion | +133.0% |
| 2024 | -121.06 million | -95.6% |
| 2025 | -409.42 million | +238.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.59 billion | -17.48 billion | -738.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.86 billion | -16.39 billion | 6.90 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.12 billion | -2.78 billion | -121.06 million | 4 |
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More financial sector data for France
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 44.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 355.19 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 913.61 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,550 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in France was -409.42 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6.90 billion in 2014.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.48 billion in 2007.
- How does France rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- France ranks 47th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.