Nepal National Government Debt
1990 - 2019 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Nepal National Government Debt
- Nepal National Government Debt reached 9.6 USD bn in Jul 2019, compared with 4.0 USD bn in the previous year.
- Nepal National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Jul 1990 to Jul 2019.
- The data reached an all-time high of 9.6 USD bn in Jul 2019 and a record low of 1.9 USD bn in Jul 1990.
CEIC calculates annual Government Debt as the sum of Foreign Government Debt and Domestic Government Debt and converts it into USD. The Ministry of Finance provides Foreign Government Debt in local currency. Nepal Rasta Bank provides Domestic Government Debt in local currency. Nepal Rastra Bank period end market exchange rate used for currency conversions. Government Debt covers Central Government only. Government Debt prior to 1999 is sourced from the World Bank. Government Debt is in annual frequency, generally ending on July 15th of each year.
View Nepal's National Government Debt from 1990 to 2019 in the chart:
What was Nepal's National Government Debt in 2019?
Nepal National Government Debt reached 9.6 USD bn in Jul 2019, compared with 4.0 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,555.9 2019 | 4,044.5 2018 | 1,863.6 1990 | 9,555.9 2019 | USD mn | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 11,249.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2022 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 62,686.3 2018 | yearly | 1997 - 2018 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 378,505.7 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2022 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 9,938.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2022 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 743,969.0 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 371,239.8 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 3,398.5 2010 | yearly | 2008 - 2010 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 37,419.6 Oct 2022 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Oct 2022 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 23,375.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - May 2022 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 600,202.4 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Jun 2022 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 8,960.7 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 3,571.5 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 3,581.9 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 1,344,691.5 Sep 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 17,928.2 Sep 2022 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2022 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 1,473,046.8 2022 | yearly | 1962 - 2022 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 107,953.7 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2022 |
| China (USD mn) | 3,651,528.3 2021 | yearly | 2005 - 2021 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 208,662.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 6,204.4 Jul 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Jul 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 23,711.6 Oct 2022 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Oct 2022 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 117,276.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 118,722.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 62,859.4 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2021 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 316,592.2 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 5,976.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 13,735,255.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 196,979.5 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| France (USD mn) | 3,053,635.5 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2022 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 9,506.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2022 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 2,632,940.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 375,952.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 161,605.6 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 108,148.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2022 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 18,602.0 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| India (USD mn) | 1,784,845.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Jun 2022 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 482,351.0 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jun 2009 - Oct 2022 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 247,691.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 335,707.0 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 2,682,096.2 Sep 2022 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Sep 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,853.2 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 8,647,499.1 Sep 2022 | monthly | Apr 1982 - Sep 2022 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 41,959.7 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jul 2022 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 45,490.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2022 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 72,069.1 Sep 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2022 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 775,658.8 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2022 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,904.7 2021 | yearly | 2009 - 2021 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 905.1 Oct 2022 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Oct 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 5,217.9 Sep 2022 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2022 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 15,856.4 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 97,750.6 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2021 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 25,360.9 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 20,214.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2022 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 6,356.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2022 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 231,838.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2022 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 9,002.4 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 8,643.8 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2022 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 715,151.7 Oct 2022 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Oct 2022 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 4,479.4 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Oct 2022 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 4,202.9 Jun 2022 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2022 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 94,194.6 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 9,555.9 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 479,086.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2022 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 73,499.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2022 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 90,578.2 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2022 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 203,080.5 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 48,780.2 2020 | yearly | 1990 - 2020 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 43,616.6 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Oct 2022 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 12,140.2 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 79,749.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2022 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 229,453.4 Sep 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2022 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 324,251.4 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 306,161.5 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 128,993.6 Aug 2022 | monthly | Nov 2011 - Aug 2022 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 339,259.9 Sep 2022 | monthly | May 2009 - Sep 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 250,136.1 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 31,716.0 Sep 2022 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Sep 2022 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 743,106.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2022 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 64,927.0 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 42,978.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2022 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 272,286.3 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jul 2022 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 1,544,562.6 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 68,158.4 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2022 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 185,795.8 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 223,056.7 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 236,166.9 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 242,387.6 Oct 2022 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Oct 2022 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 34,212.6 Aug 2022 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Aug 2022 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 233,289.5 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 88,512.1 Sep 2022 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2022 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 2,963,495.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2022 |
| United States (USD mn) | 31,413,322.0 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2022 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 36,472.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2022 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 105,131.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) | 141,978.4 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Yemen (USD mn) | 20,434.2 2013 | yearly | 2004 - 2013 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -10.0 2018 | yearly | 2012 - 2018 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -518.759 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2017 - Sep 2022 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 412.623 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Jun 2019 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 19.1 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 9,555.9 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 27.2 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NPR bn) | 2,412.063 2027 | yearly | 2000 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NPR bn) | 4,132.868 2027 | yearly | 2000 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NPR bn) | 2,174.348 2027 | yearly | 2000 - 2027 |
| Government Domestic Debt: Annual: Bonds & Treasury Bills (NPR mn) | 984,285.200 2022 | yearly | 1986 - 2022 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 0.000 | yearly | - |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,007.2 Sep 2022 | monthly | Aug 1974 - Sep 2022 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 108.8 Sep 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Sep 2022 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -37.5 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2004 - Oct 2022 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,651.391 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 13,054.366 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,734.145 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 978.0 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -13.1 Sep 2022 | monthly | Aug 2004 - Sep 2022 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 242,033.952 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 102,823.325 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 16.541 Aug 2022 | monthly | Sep 1983 - Aug 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 41.472 Aug 2022 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Aug 2022 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 0.310 Oct 2022 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Oct 2022 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 145.199 Oct 2022 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Oct 2022 |
| Exports: fob: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn) | 9,137.085 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
| Trade Balance: Custom Basis (NPR mn) | -114,258.894 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
| Imports: cif: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn) | 33,362.566 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
| Imports: cif: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn) | 18,364.534 Sep 2022 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Sep 2022 |
| Exports: fob: Custom Basis (NPR mn) | 13,139.755 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
| Exports: fob: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn) | 3,962.350 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
| Imports: cif: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn) | 75,122.316 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
| Imports: cif: Custom Basis (NPR mn) | 127,398.650 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
| Exports: fob: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn) | 40.320 Oct 2022 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Oct 2022 |
| Exports: Manufactured Goods Classified by Materials (NPR mn) | 5,079.579 Jul 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2022 |
| Exports: Crude Materials Inedible: Except Fuel (NPR mn) | 247.799 Jul 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2022 |
| Exports: Food & Live Animals (NPR mn) | 2,662.045 Apr 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Apr 2022 |
| Exports: Miscellaneous Manufactures Articles (NPR mn) | 1,793.544 Jul 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2022 |
| Exports: Chemicals (NPR mn) | 516.164 Apr 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Apr 2022 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified by Materials (NPR mn) | 22,968.802 Jul 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2022 |
| Imports: Food & Live Animals (NPR mn) | 13,473.875 Jul 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2022 |
| Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipments (NPR mn) | 26,790.925 Jul 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2022 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Minerals (NPR mn) | 43,734.392 Jul 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2022 |
| Imports: Chemicals (NPR mn) | 25,650.137 Jul 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2022 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -1,166.9 Oct 2022 | quarterly | Oct 2002 - Oct 2022 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -12.8 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 39.5 Oct 2022 | quarterly | Oct 2002 - Oct 2022 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 8,841.2 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2022 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 360.5 2020 | yearly | 1977 - 2020 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.070 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -2,408.328 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Jun 2022 |
| 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 |
| NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2020 |
| BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment in Nepal (NPR mn) | 5,070.734 Oct 2022 | quarterly | Oct 2002 - Oct 2022 |
| 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) | 6,852.389 Sep 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2022 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 42,711.443 Sep 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2022 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.3 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2022 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.0 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Nov 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 9,534.5 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.000 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Nov 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 8.8 Sep 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Sep 2022 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 456.640 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jul 1957 - Oct 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 32,172.756 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2022 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 8.9 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2022 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 43,688.6 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2022 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 10.4 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 32,546.613 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jul 2022 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 12.70 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jul 2022 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 79.54 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money M2 (NPR mn) | 5,544,512.426 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2022 |
| Monetary Survey: Domestic Credits (DO) (NPR mn) | 5,756,845.518 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2022 |
| Monetary Survey: Narrow Money M1 (NPR mn) | 905,864.207 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2022 |
| 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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