Nepal Current Account Balance

2000 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Nepal Current Account Balance

  • Nepal Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.5 USD bn in Jul 2025, compared with a surplus of 447.8 USD mn in the previous quarter.
  • Nepal Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Oct 2000 to Jul 2025, with an averaged value of 84.3 USD mn.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1.5 USD bn in Jul 2025 and a record low of -1.7 USD bn in Jan 2022.
  • *This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC converts quarterly Current Account Balance into USD. Nepal Rastra Bank provides Current Account Balance in local currency based on BPM6. Nepal Rastra Bank average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Current Account Balance is in quarterly frequency ending in April, July, October, January of each year. The fiscal year is from July 16th to July 15th. Current Account Balance prior to Q3 2018 is based on BPM5.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 9.8 USD mn in Jul 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 44.8 USD bn in Jul 2025.

View Nepal's Current Account Balance from Oct 2000 to Jul 2025 in the chart:

Nepal Current Account Balance

What was Nepal's Current Account Balance in Jul 2025?

Nepal Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.5 USD bn in Jul 2025, compared with a surplus of 447.8 USD mn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1,453.6 Jul 2025 447.8 Apr 2025 -1,689.6 Jan 2022 1,453.6 Jul 2025 USD mn quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2025

Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -298.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Algeria (USD mn) -2,970.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) -3,015.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -478.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Australia (USD mn) -8,752.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Austria (USD mn) -2,343.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,174.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 459.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) 241.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1997 - Aug 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 13.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Belgium (USD mn) -1,678.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) -5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -221.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (USD mn) -5,121.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 543.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) -930.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) -67.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Canada (USD mn) -7,027.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) -4,598.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) 195,600.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (USD mn) -2,594.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -1,465.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -292.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 1,414.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 6,659.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 2,686.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -2,190.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -92.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 149,636.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (USD mn) 58.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
France (USD mn) -1,895.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Georgia (USD mn) -272.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Germany (USD mn) 17,362.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 1,120.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) -479.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 12,276.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 1,554.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -644.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) -2,351.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1949 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 4,047.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 13,232.0 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 22,116.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Israel (USD mn) 579.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Italy (USD mn) 4,005.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) -3,523.6 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 29,402.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -859.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) -3,111.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Kenya (USD mn) -124.0 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 7,647.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) -523.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 8,094.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -1,813.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Laos (USD mn) 309.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -209.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 46.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 413.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 823.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 17,952.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 37.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,897.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 586.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) -330.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 2,325.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -1,005.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 149.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 69.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -2,119.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -756.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 1,044.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2025
Nepal (USD mn) 1,453.6 Jul 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 15,020.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1967 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) -2,045.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1971 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 3,726.7 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2025
Norway (USD mn) 21,146.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Oman (USD mn) 3,068.7 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) -621.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -665.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (USD mn) 522.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -675.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Peru (USD mn) 2,455.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -1,678.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2025
Poland (USD mn) -847.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 261.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 7,484.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (USD mn) -3,670.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2002 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 8,100.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) -14,396.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -396.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 26,008.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 124.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 521.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) -1,131.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 2,198.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 500.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Sudan (USD mn) -1,008.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 8,747.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 12,320.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Jun 2025

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Nepal Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.0 2018 yearly 2012 - 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,365.374 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,049,875.353 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2019 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 19.1 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
National Government Debt (USD mn) 14,538.4 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NPR bn) 2,604.728 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NPR bn) 4,815.645 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (NPR bn) 2,282.135 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Government Debt: External (NPR mn) 934,695.200 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Government Debt: Total (NPR mn) 1,735,015.267 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Government Domestic Debt: Annual: Bonds & Treasury Bills (NPR mn) 1,125,188.232 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 0.000 yearly -
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,007.4 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1974 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 249.5 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 172.7 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,069.671 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 11,731.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,069.949 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,256.9 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 31.8 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 210,184.160 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 297,733.053 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 13.769 Jul 2025 monthly Sep 1983 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.602 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) -0.243 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2013 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 288.922 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2013 - Sep 2025
Imports: cif: Custom Basis (NPR mn) 166,217.154 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: fob: Custom Basis (NPR mn) 28,415.582 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2025
Trade Balance: Custom Basis (NPR mn) -137,801.572 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn) 93,501.077 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn) 40,804.546 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn) 31,911.531 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2013 - Feb 2025
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn) 91.860 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2013 - Feb 2025
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn) 24,296.349 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn) 4,027.373 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: Manufactured Goods Classified by Materials (NPR mn) 6,315.200 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Miscellaneous Manufactures Articles (NPR mn) 1,703.300 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Crude Materials Inedible: Except Fuel (NPR mn) 424.600 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Food & Live Animals (NPR mn) 2,842.800 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Exports: Chemicals (NPR mn) 593.700 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified by Materials (NPR mn) 25,919.000 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipments (NPR mn) 26,814.500 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Minerals (NPR mn) 23,658.300 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Food & Live Animals (NPR mn) 13,594.600 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Imports: Chemicals (NPR mn) 16,090.400 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2024
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 171.601 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 238.930 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 187.157 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 233.718 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,453.6 Jul 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 6.7 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 9.8 Jul 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 10,519.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.3 2016 yearly 2001 - 2016
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 417.5 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.501 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,934.074 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2025
NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account (NPR mn) 63,943.939 Jul 2024 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment in Nepal (NPR mn) 1,919.110 Jul 2024 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2024
BoP: Capital Account (NPR mn) 1,036.240 Jul 2024 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.5 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 267.883 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,507.880 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 55,776.471 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 12.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 18,296.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.6 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 935.658 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1957 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 42,846.686 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 48,933.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 36,319.925 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.34 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 74.44 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Monetary Survey: Domestic Credits (DO) (NPR mn) 6,653,922.374 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money M1 (NPR mn) 981,619.612 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
Monetary Survey: Broad Money M2 (NPR mn) 7,278,708.287 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
Foreign Reserve (USD mn) 16,086.766 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2025
Commercial Banks: Deposits exclude Interbank (NPR mn) 5,555,462.921 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
Commercial Banks: Loans & Advances (NPR mn) 1,945,068.90 Jan 2018 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2018
CB: NPL (NPR mn) 27,174.060 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015

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