Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Liabilities, Transactions (Statement) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Liabilities, Transactions (Statement) was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Liabilities, Transactions in United Kingdom, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, special drawing rights (sdrs), liabilities, transactions in United Kingdom stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Over the whole period, special drawing rights (sdrs), liabilities, transactions in United Kingdom peaked at 18.68 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom 1st out of 32 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.
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Liabilities, Transactions (Statement) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 8.65 billion | — |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 18.68 billion | — |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 865.40 million | 0 | 8.65 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 billion | 0 | 18.68 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Austria 0
- 1 Belgium 0
- 1 Bulgaria 0
- 1 Brazil 0
- 1 Colombia 0
- 1 Cyprus 0
- 1 Czechia 0
- 1 Germany 0
- 1 Denmark 0
- 1 Spain 0
- 1 Estonia 0
- 1 Finland 0
- 1 France 0
- 1 Greece 0 compare
- 1 Hungary 0
- 1 Ireland 0
- 1 Italy 0
- 1 Lithuania 0
- 1 Luxembourg 0
- 1 Malta 0
- 1 Netherlands 0
- 1 Norway 0
- 1 Poland 0
- 1 Portugal 0
- 1 Romania 0
- 1 Slovakia 0
- 1 Slovenia 0
- 1 Sweden 0
- 1 Turkey 0 compare
- 1 United States 0 compare
More external debt data for United Kingdom
- Other investment, Debt instruments 7.66 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 1.46 trillion US dollar (1998)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 110,234 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 1.91 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -2.24 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 6.59 % change on previous year (1998)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 0.6703 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 24,920 US dollar per person (1998)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 0.8776 US dollar per US$ of GDP (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is special drawing rights (sdrs), liabilities, transactions in United Kingdom?
- Special drawing rights (sdrs), liabilities, transactions in United Kingdom was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest special drawing rights (sdrs), liabilities, transactions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 18.68 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest special drawing rights (sdrs), liabilities, transactions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom rank for special drawing rights (sdrs), liabilities, transactions?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.