Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in West Bank and Gaza
West Bank and Gaza: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -2.13 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in West Bank and Gaza, 2012–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
West Bank and Gaza recorded -2.13 billion for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 186.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in West Bank and Gaza peaked at -577.47 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2.13 billion, in 2025.
That places West Bank and Gaza 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -721.58 million | -908.43 million | -577.47 million | 8 |
| 2020s | -1.49 billion | -2.13 billion | -1.01 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near West Bank and Gaza
- 49 Paraguay -1.80 billion compare
- 50 El Salvador -1.92 billion compare
- 51 Mauritius -2.04 billion compare
- 53 Georgia -2.18 billion compare
- 54 Kazakhstan, Republic of -2.68 billion compare
- 55 Serbia, Republic of -3.81 billion compare
More external debt data for West Bank and Gaza
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 690.78 million (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 674.52 million (2025)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) -151.49 million (2024)
- Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities 162.18 million (2024)
- Other investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) -2.19 billion (2024)
- Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) -2.19 billion (2024)
- Other investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities -45.17 million (2024)
- Portfolio investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less) 148.98 million (2024)
- Portfolio investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities -84.54 million (2024)
- International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) 7.10 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in West Bank and Gaza?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in West Bank and Gaza was -2.13 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in West Bank and Gaza?
- The highest recorded value was -577.47 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in West Bank and Gaza?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.13 billion in 2025.
- How does West Bank and Gaza rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- West Bank and Gaza ranks 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in West Bank and Gaza?
- Over the last ten years it is down 186.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West Bank and Gaza 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), Other contingent liabilities (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.