Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -13.61 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hong Kong, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hong Kong stood at -13.61 billion. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 117.1% on the previous year and down 44,009.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hong Kong peaked at 1.64 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -13.61 billion, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.54 billion | — |
| 2001 | -5.38 billion | +111.8% |
| 2002 | -212.00 million | -96.1% |
| 2003 | 399.00 million | -288.2% |
| 2004 | -86.00 million | -121.6% |
| 2005 | -222.00 million | +158.1% |
| 2006 | -96.00 million | -56.8% |
| 2007 | -114.00 million | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 1.64 billion | -1536.0% |
| 2009 | -112.00 million | -106.8% |
| 2010 | 75.00 million | -167.0% |
| 2011 | -90.00 million | -220.0% |
| 2012 | -88.00 million | -2.2% |
| 2013 | -1.36 billion | +1440.9% |
| 2014 | -58.00 million | -95.7% |
| 2015 | 31.00 million | -153.4% |
| 2016 | -8.22 billion | -26616.1% |
| 2017 | -8.69 billion | +5.7% |
| 2018 | -8.31 billion | -4.4% |
| 2019 | -1.15 billion | -86.1% |
| 2020 | -104.00 million | -91.0% |
| 2021 | -199.00 million | +91.3% |
| 2022 | -3.11 billion | +1461.8% |
| 2023 | -4.83 billion | +55.4% |
| 2024 | -6.27 billion | +29.8% |
| 2025 | -13.61 billion | +117.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -673.00 million | -5.38 billion | 1.64 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.79 billion | -8.69 billion | 75.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.69 billion | -13.61 billion | -104.00 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hong Kong?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Hong Kong was -13.61 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.61 billion in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Hong Kong ranks 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44,009.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.