Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Portugal
Portugal: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -8.01 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Portugal stood at -8.01 billion. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Portugal peaked at 0 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -8.01 billion, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 55th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3.37 billion | — |
| 2001 | -3.68 billion | +9.3% |
| 2002 | -4.12 billion | +12.0% |
| 2003 | -2.28 billion | -44.8% |
| 2004 | -133.36 million | -94.1% |
| 2005 | -315.49 million | +136.6% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | -3.58 billion | — |
| 2017 | -5.06 billion | +41.3% |
| 2018 | -5.57 billion | +10.0% |
| 2019 | -1.70 billion | -69.5% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | -1.50 billion | — |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | -8.01 billion | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.39 billion | -4.12 billion | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.77 billion | -5.57 billion | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | -1.59 billion | -8.01 billion | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,218 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.6873 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 430.61 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 39.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 50.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 49.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,605 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Portugal?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Portugal was -8.01 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.01 billion in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Portugal ranks 55th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Portugal 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.