Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Germany
Germany: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Germany, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Germany stood at 0. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Germany peaked at 0 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -296.36 million, in 1999.
That places Germany 1st out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -296.36 million | -296.36 million | -296.36 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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More external debt data for Germany
- Other investment, Debt instruments 4.92 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 2.24 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 894.45 billion (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -4.05 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -2.44 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 1.34 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 70.99 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 73.58 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 228.33 billion (2023)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 2.68 trillion US dollar (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Germany?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Germany was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -296.36 million in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Contingent liabilities, More than 3 months and up to 1 year (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Soc. 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.