Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland
Switzerland: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 1.73 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland stood at 1.73 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland peaked at 19.35 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, -875.00 million, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 9th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -268.00 million | — |
| 2001 | -875.00 million | +226.5% |
| 2002 | -105.00 million | -88.0% |
| 2003 | -105.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -175.00 million | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 4.01 billion | -2389.1% |
| 2008 | 10.90 billion | +172.1% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 89,038 | — |
| 2011 | 3.28 billion | +3679921.3% |
| 2012 | -613.82 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | -13,632 | +2120.8% |
| 2014 | 182.62 million | -1339781.3% |
| 2015 | 1.17 billion | +539.5% |
| 2016 | 1.66 billion | +41.8% |
| 2017 | 4.72 million | -99.7% |
| 2018 | 185.47 million | +3831.3% |
| 2019 | 9.45 billion | +4997.6% |
| 2020 | 19.35 billion | +104.7% |
| 2021 | 3.26 billion | -83.1% |
| 2022 | 9.33 million | -99.7% |
| 2023 | 450.11 million | +4722.6% |
| 2024 | 2.09 million | -99.5% |
| 2025 | 1.73 million | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 billion | -875.00 million | 10.90 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.59 billion | -13,632 | 9.45 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 billion | 1.73 million | 19.35 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 6 Thailand 27.88 million compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 20.04 million compare
- 8 Malta 10.86 million compare
- 10 Spain 1.40 million compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 282.35 compare
- 12 Austria 0 compare
- 12 Bulgaria 0
- 12 Belarus 0
- 12 Colombia 0 compare
- 12 Cyprus 0 compare
- 12 Germany 0 compare
- 12 Estonia 0 compare
- 12 Finland 0 compare
- 12 Guatemala 0 compare
- 12 Ireland 0 compare
- 12 Iceland 0 compare
- 12 Israel 0 compare
- 12 Luxembourg 0
- 12 Latvia 0 compare
- 12 Mexico 0 compare
- 12 Netherlands 0 compare
- 12 Panama 0
- 12 Paraguay 0
- 12 Slovakia 0 compare
- 12 Sweden 0 compare
- 12 United States of America 0
- 12 South Africa 0 compare
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Switzerland was 1.73 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.35 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -875.00 million in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.