Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Singapore
Singapore: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was 25.84 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 25.84 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Singapore peaked at 118.71 billion in 2011 and was at its lowest, -508.40 million, in 2002.
Singapore ranks 1st of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.89 billion | -508.40 million | 63.53 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.54 billion | 25.52 billion | 118.71 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.24 billion | 25.84 billion | 109.48 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Singapore
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 123,291 current LCU per person (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 217.81 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 19.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 289.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 295.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 315.53 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 298.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 48,902 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Singapore?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Singapore was 25.84 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 118.71 billion in 2011.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -508.40 million in 2002.
- How does Singapore rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.