Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy
Italy: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 1.11 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.11 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and up 136.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy peaked at 2.13 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, -12.72 billion, in 2020.
Italy ranks 4th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -441.19 million | — |
| 2001 | -2.86 billion | +547.3% |
| 2002 | -2.85 billion | -0.2% |
| 2003 | -1.03 billion | -64.0% |
| 2004 | -981.02 million | -4.5% |
| 2005 | -2.28 billion | +132.9% |
| 2006 | -1.19 billion | -48.0% |
| 2007 | -80.59 million | -93.2% |
| 2008 | -842.60 million | +945.5% |
| 2009 | -1.53 billion | +81.7% |
| 2010 | -1.30 billion | -15.4% |
| 2011 | -2.21 billion | +70.8% |
| 2012 | -1.48 billion | -33.3% |
| 2013 | -3.47 billion | +135.5% |
| 2014 | -3.17 billion | -8.8% |
| 2015 | -3.03 billion | -4.4% |
| 2016 | -4.68 billion | +54.5% |
| 2017 | -11.86 billion | +153.4% |
| 2018 | -11.37 billion | -4.2% |
| 2019 | -12.01 billion | +5.7% |
| 2020 | -12.72 billion | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.12 billion | -116.6% |
| 2022 | 2.13 billion | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.56 billion | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 1.51 billion | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.11 billion | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.41 billion | -2.86 billion | -80.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.46 billion | -12.01 billion | -1.30 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -716.00 million | -12.72 billion | 2.13 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 52,704 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 251.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 38.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 65.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 316.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 313.66 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,324 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Italy was 1.11 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 billion in 2022.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.72 billion in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.