Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Colombia
Colombia: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -6.48 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Colombia recorded -6.48 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Colombia peaked at -2.26 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, -8.46 billion, in 2024.
That places Colombia 68th out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.16 billion | -3.84 billion | -2.26 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.82 billion | -4.73 billion | -3.04 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.10 billion | -8.46 billion | -3.44 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 65 Sri Lanka -6.06 billion compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia -6.15 billion compare
- 67 Austria -6.18 billion compare
- 69 Belarus, Republic of -6.81 billion compare
- 70 Netherlands -7.03 billion compare
- 71 Dominican Republic -7.50 billion compare
More financial sector data for Colombia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.3 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 970.94 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 241.28 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.9% (2025)
- Broad money 43.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4,053 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 129,139 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Colombia?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Colombia was -6.48 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.26 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.46 billion in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.