## Figure 1.17. Reserve Buffers and Potential Foreign Exchange Liquidity Needs

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### 2. Composition of External Liabilities (Percent of GDP)
- Column headings shown:
  - Short-term FX debt
  - Long-term FX debt
  - Local currency debt
  - Equities
- Sample country-row data (partial, from worksheet sample rows):
  - Country code: COL
    - Reference period: 2013:Q1
    - Short-term FX debt: 3.08
    - Long-term FX debt: 16.81
    - Local currency debt: 1.49
    - Equities: 2.64
  - Country code: (Latest row for same series)
    - Reference period: Latest
    - Short-term FX debt: 4.22
    - Long-term FX debt: 31.93
    - Local currency debt: 1.44
    - Equities: 2.46
  - Country code: (another Latest row)
    - Reference period: (blank)
    - Short-term FX debt: (blank)
    - Long-term FX debt: (blank)
    - Local currency debt: (blank)
    - Equities: (blank)

### 3. Reserves and Potential Foreign Exchange Drains Due to the Use of Derivatives
- Column headings shown:
  - Official reserve assets (percent of GDP, right scale)
  - FX loans, securities, deposits
  - Aggregate net FX forward position
  - Contingent short-term drains of FX liabilities
  - FX instruments settled by other means (for example, domestic NDFs)
  - Note: Percent of gross foreign exchange reserves, latest 2018 figures
- Sample country-row data (partial, from worksheet sample rows):
  - Country code: THA
    - Official reserve assets (percent of GDP, right scale): 42.54
    - FX loans, securities, deposits: 0.1
    - Aggregate net FX forward position : -15.65
    - Contingent short-term drains of FX liabilities: 0.11
    - FX instruments settled by other means (for example, domestic NDFs): 0
  - Country code: MYS
    - Official reserve assets (percent of GDP, right scale): 30.28
    - FX loans, securities, deposits: 0.23
    - Aggregate net FX forward position : 14.91
    - Contingent short-term drains of FX liabilities: 0.1
    - FX instruments settled by other means (for example, domestic NDFs): 0
  - Country code: RUS
    - Official reserve assets (percent of GDP, right scale): 29.05
    - FX loans, securities, deposits: 0.41
    - Aggregate net FX forward position : 0
    - Contingent short-term drains of FX liabilities: 0
    - FX instruments settled by other means (for example, domestic NDFs): 0

*Dataset: figure1-17 (worksheet "csv")*

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2018/oct/ch1/csv/figure1-17.csv_