Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) by country
Countries reporting
127
Highest
598.3%
Montserrat
Lowest
-186.7%
Chad
Median
2.4%
Years covered
24
2002–2025
Data points
1,882
What the numbers show
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 598.3% in Montserrat; the lowest is -186.7% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is 18.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 7,853.7%), and the largest decrease in Chad (down 737.6%).
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montserrat | 598.3% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 2 | Lesotho | 246.0% | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 3 | Grenada | 236.9% | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 4 | Dominica | 210.7% | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 191.2% | 2024 | up 537.6% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 181.0% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 7 | Saint Lucia | 167.5% | 2024 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 136.0% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 105.6% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.0% | 2024 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Comoros | 51.0% | 2022 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 50.4% | 2024 | up 477.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Iraq | 49.3% | 2024 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Barbados | 38.2% | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 15 | Angola | 37.0% | 2018 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Uruguay | 35.3% | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.2% | 2024 | up 504.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 21.9% | 2024 | up 3,255.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovenia | 21.0% | 2024 | up 2,570.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 20.8% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 18.3% | 2024 | up 261.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Brunei | 18.2% | 2022 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.2% | 2022 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 17.8% | 2024 | up 320.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 17.6% | 2024 | up 1,485.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | 17.4% | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 14.3% | 2020 | up 2,146.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13.4% | 2024 | up 255.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | 12.1% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 10.8% | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Cambodia | 10.6% | 2024 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 9.9% | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Paraguay | 9.8% | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 9.4% | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Russia | 9.4% | 2023 | up 442.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 9.4% | 2023 | up 442.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Samoa | 9.4% | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Botswana | 9.3% | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Jordan | 7.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 7.8% | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 6.3% | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Malawi | 6.1% | 2023 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 6.0% | 2024 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Guatemala | 5.0% | 2025 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 45 | Philippines | 5.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 46 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2022 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Fiji | 4.7% | 2021 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 4.7% | 2021 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Albania | 4.5% | 2024 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 4.3% | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Vanuatu | 4.3% | 2017 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 4.2% | 2025 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 4.1% | 2024 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 4.1% | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 55 | Mozambique | 4.0% | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 4.0% | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 57 | South Korea | 4.0% | 2023 | up 2,740.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Republic of Korea | 4.0% | 2023 | up 2,740.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 3.7% | 2024 | up 1,956.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.6% | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Tonga | 3.1% | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 62 | Italy | 2.9% | 2024 | up 7,853.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | 2.5% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 64 | Georgia | 2.4% | 2025 | up 522.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 2.3% | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Estonia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Seychelles | 2.2% | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Ireland | 2.1% | 2024 | up 179.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Armenia | 1.9% | 2020 | up 213.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 1.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 1.6% | 2020 | up 385.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Burundi | 1.5% | 2017 | up 819.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Zambia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 1.5% | 2024 | up 232.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 1.5% | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 76 | Gambia | 1.4% | 2022 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 77 | China | 1.3% | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 78 | Curacao | 1.2% | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 78 | Curaçao | 1.2% | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 80 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2025 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 4,135.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 0.9% | 2019 | down 94.3% | falling |
| 83 | Romania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2024 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 0.8% | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Gabon | 0.7% | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Poland | 0.6% | 2025 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Malta | 0.4% | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 92 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 93 | India | 0.4% | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 0.4% | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 0.3% | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2% | 2025 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2019 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | -0.0% | 2024 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 106 | United Republic of Tanzania | -0.1% | 2022 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | -0.4% | 2024 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Hungary | -0.7% | 2019 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovakia | -0.9% | 2024 | down 199.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Central African Republic | -1.0% | 2023 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Pakistan | -1.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Turkey | -1.1% | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Türkiye | -1.1% | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Israel | -1.9% | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | -3.9% | 2025 | down 182.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | -4.6% | 2024 | down 237.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | -5.9% | 2023 | down 115.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Uganda | -6.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo | -6.2% | 2023 | down 103.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | -6.9% | 2024 | down 182.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Maldives | -8.4% | 2024 | down 127.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova | -8.9% | 2024 | down 118.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | -8.9% | 2024 | down 118.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Nigeria | -12.3% | 2024 | down 161.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Cameroon | -12.5% | 2023 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Anguilla | -25.8% | 2024 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Switzerland | -112.8% | 2024 | down 147.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Norway | -133.8% | 2024 | down 275.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Chad | -186.7% | 2023 | down 737.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.