Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Chile
Chile: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -5.03 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Chile stood at -5.03 billion.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Chile peaked at -717.26 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, -5.91 billion, in 2019.
That places Chile 59th out of 86 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -856.60 million | — |
| 2001 | -779.60 million | -9.0% |
| 2002 | -757.04 million | -2.9% |
| 2003 | -717.26 million | -5.3% |
| 2004 | -3.43 billion | +377.6% |
| 2005 | -5.38 billion | +57.1% |
| 2006 | -4.86 billion | -9.6% |
| 2007 | -1.47 billion | -69.9% |
| 2008 | -1.56 billion | +6.5% |
| 2009 | -732.75 million | -53.1% |
| 2010 | -2.69 billion | +267.6% |
| 2011 | -4.43 billion | +64.6% |
| 2012 | -4.01 billion | -9.6% |
| 2013 | -3.82 billion | -4.7% |
| 2014 | -4.48 billion | +17.3% |
| 2015 | -4.21 billion | -6.1% |
| 2016 | -5.81 billion | +38.2% |
| 2017 | -2.77 billion | -52.4% |
| 2018 | -3.06 billion | +10.5% |
| 2019 | -5.91 billion | +93.2% |
| 2020 | -2.81 billion | -52.4% |
| 2021 | -5.58 billion | +98.2% |
| 2022 | -2.78 billion | -50.1% |
| 2023 | -5.01 billion | +80.0% |
| 2024 | -4.78 billion | -4.8% |
| 2025 | -5.03 billion | +5.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's -5.03 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is -384.23 million, 13.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Chile's -5.03 billion is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -4.32 billion, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -377.6% | -717.26 million | -3.43 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.05 billion | -5.38 billion | -717.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.12 billion | -5.91 billion | -2.69 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.33 billion | -5.58 billion | -2.78 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More financial sector data for Chile
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 31.58 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 23.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 31.58 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Chile?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Chile was -5.03 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was -717.26 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.91 billion in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Chile ranks 59th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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 foreign currency loans securities and deposits (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social . 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.