Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany
Germany: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -274,592 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded -274,592 for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 74.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany peaked at -274,592 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -87.17 billion, in 2008.
That places Germany 16th out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -17.08 million | -17.08 million | -17.08 million | 1 |
| 2000s | -12.11 billion | -87.17 billion | -11.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.90 billion | -23.48 billion | -232.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -134.91 million | -560.51 million | -274,592 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 13 Greece 0 compare
- 13 Ireland 0 compare
- 13 Slovak Republic 0 compare
- 17 Luxembourg -1.88 million compare
- 18 Korea, Republic of -19.00 million compare
- 19 Cyprus -69.52 million compare
More financial sector data for Germany
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 76.4% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.11 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 6.05 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 2.01 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 77.3% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.8% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 77.3% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -334,072 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -93.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Germany was -274,592 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was -274,592 in 2025.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -87.17 billion in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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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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.