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Nepal Policy Rate

2003 - 2020 | Monthly | % pa | Nepal Rastra Bank

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Nepal's cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Bank Rate) was set at 5.00 % pa in Jul 2020, compared with 5.00 % pa in the previous Jun 2020. Nepal's Policy Rate averaged 6.50 % pa and is updated monthly, available from Jul 2003 to Jul 2020. The data reached an all-time high of 8.00 % pa in Jul 2015 and a record low of 5.00 % pa in Jul 2020. The data is provided monthly based on the Nepalese calendar which begins approximately on 16th of the previous month and ends on 15th of the reference month.

In the latest reports, Nepal's Discount Rate: Treasury Bill: 91 Days was reported at 2.81 % pa in Jun 2020. Its Long Term Interest Rate (Long Term Interest Rate: Month End: Nepal: Government Bond Yield: 5 Years) was reported at 8.00 % pa in Mar 2020. Nepal's Exchange Rate against USD averaged 121.08 (NPR/USD) in Jun 2020.

What was Nepal's Policy Rate in Jul 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
5.00 % pa Jul 2020 monthly Jul 2003 - Jul 2020	5.00 % pa Jun 2020 monthly Jul 2003 - Jul 2020	5.00 Jul 2020	8.00 Jul 2015	% pa	monthly	Jul 2003 - Jul 2020 Updated on 31 Jul 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (% pa)	0.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Algeria (% pa)	3.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1963 - Jul 2020
Argentina (%)	50.00 Nov 2018	monthly	Dec 2015 - Nov 2018
Armenia (% pa)	4.50 Jul 2020	monthly	May 2001 - Jul 2020
Australia (% pa)	0.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 1990 - Jul 2020
Austria (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Azerbaijan (% pa)	6.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jul 2020
Bahrain (% pa)	1.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Jul 2020
Bangladesh (% pa)	4.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Sep 2009 - Jul 2020
Belarus (% pa)	7.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1991 - Jul 2020
Belgium (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Botswana (% pa)	4.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 1976 - Jul 2020
Brazil (% pa)	2.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 1999 - Jul 2020
Bulgaria (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Feb 1991 - Aug 2020
Canada (% pa)	0.25 Apr 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Apr 2020
Chile (% pa)	0.50 Jul 2020	monthly	May 1995 - Jul 2020
China (% pa)	2.25 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Colombia (% pa)	2.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 1995 - Jul 2020
Croatia (% pa)	3.00 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Cyprus (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Czech Republic (% pa)	0.05 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
Denmark (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 1914 - Jul 2020
Ecuador (% pa)	9.12 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1995 - Jul 2020
Egypt (% pa)	9.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jul 2020
Estonia (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
European Union (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Finland (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
France (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Georgia (% pa)	8.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Germany (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Greece (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa)	0.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Jun 1992 - Jul 2020
Hungary (% pa)	0.60 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 1990 - Jul 2020
Iceland (% pa)	1.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jul 2020
India (% pa)	4.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2001 - Jul 2020
Indonesia (% pa)	4.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jun 2015 - Jul 2020
Ireland (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Israel (% pa)	0.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1998 - Jul 2020
Italy (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Ivory Coast (% pa)	2.50 Mar 2017	monthly	Jan 1964 - Mar 2017
Japan (% pa)	-0.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Nov 2008 - Jul 2020
Jordan (% pa)	3.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1965 - Jul 2020
Kazakhstan (% pa)	9.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 1992 - Jul 2020
Kenya (% pa)	7.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Jul 2020
South Korea (% pa)	0.50 Jul 2020	monthly	May 1999 - Jul 2020
Kosovo (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Kuwait (% pa)	1.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1999 - Jul 2020
Kyrgyzstan (% pa)	5.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Laos (% pa)	3.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Jul 2020
Latvia (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Lebanon (% pa)	10.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 1964 - Jul 2020
Lithuania (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Luxembourg (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Macau SAR, China (% pa)	0.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Jul 2020
North Macedonia (% pa)	1.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jul 2020
Malawi (% pa)	13.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jul 2020
Malaysia (% pa)	1.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Jul 2020
Malta (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Mauritius (% pa)	1.85 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Jul 2020
Mexico (% pa)	5.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Moldova (% pa)	5.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 2001 - Jul 2020
Mongolia (% pa)	9.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2007 - Jul 2020
Montenegro (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Morocco (% pa)	1.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Jun 1995 - Jul 2020
Myanmar (% pa)	9.50 2020	yearly	1986 - 2020
Nepal (% pa)	5.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Jul 2020
Netherlands (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
New Zealand (% pa)	0.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 1999 - Jul 2020
Nigeria (% pa)	12.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2006 - Jul 2020
Norway (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jul 2020
Oman (% pa)	0.50 Jul 2020	monthly	May 2007 - Jul 2020
Pakistan (% pa)	8.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 1992 - Jul 2020
Paraguay (% pa)	0.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2010 - Jul 2020
Peru (% pa)	0.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Sep 2003 - Jul 2020
Philippines (% pa)	2.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jun 2016 - Jul 2020
Poland (% pa)	0.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jul 2020
Portugal (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Qatar (% pa)	2.50 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
Romania (% pa)	1.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Russia (% pa)	4.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Sep 2013 - Jul 2020
Saudi Arabia (% pa)	1.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Serbia (% pa)	1.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Slovakia (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Slovenia (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
South Africa (% pa)	3.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Nov 1999 - Jul 2020
Spain (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Sri Lanka (% pa)	4.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jul 2020
Sweden (% pa)	0.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1987 - Jul 2020
Switzerland (% pa)	-0.69 Jul 2020	monthly	Jun 1999 - Jul 2020
Syria (% pa)	5.00 Feb 2015	monthly	Jan 1962 - Feb 2015
Taiwan (% pa)	1.13 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1961 - Jul 2020
Tajikistan (% pa)	11.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1997 - Jul 2020
Thailand (% pa)	0.50 Jul 2020	monthly	May 2000 - Jul 2020
Tunisia (% pa)	6.75 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Turkey (% pa)	8.25 Jul 2020	monthly	May 2010 - Jul 2020
Ukraine (% pa)	6.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Jul 2020
United Arab Emirates (% pa)	1.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Nov 2007 - Jul 2020
United Kingdom (% pa)	0.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Jun 1972 - Jul 2020
United States (% pa)	0.08 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1954 - Jun 2020
Uruguay (% pa)	9.25 Jul 2020	monthly	Sep 2007 - Jul 2020
Vietnam (% pa)	3.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jul 2020
Yemen (% pa)	16.07 Jan 2015	monthly	Dec 1995 - Jan 2015

Nepal Key Series

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	30,641.6 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
Real GDP Growth (%)	2.3 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	8.912 2020	yearly	2002 - 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	1,084.955 2020	yearly	1960 - 2020
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	7.3 2020	yearly	2002 - 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	21,284.408 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	70.4 2020	yearly	1975 - 2020
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	3,543.542 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	11.5 2020	yearly	1975 - 2020
Investment: % of GDP (%)	50.2 2020	yearly	1965 - 2020
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	10,320.234 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
Gross National Product (USD mn)	30,995.789 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	45.5 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	4,479.867 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,582.534 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	4.975 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	48.066 2020	yearly	1970 - 2020
GDP: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) (NPR mn)	1,889,263.366 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: GCF: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (NPR mn)	1,059,965.580 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: GCF: Change in Stocks (NPR mn)	829,297.786 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Net Export of Goods & Services (NPR mn)	-1,207,292.097 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Import (NPR mn)	1,508,982.276 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Export (NPR mn)	301,690.180 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: at Producer Price (NPR mn)	3,767,043.200 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Consumption Expenditure (CE) (NPR mn)	3,085,071.931 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: CE: Government (NPR mn)	434,944.988 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: CE: Private (NPR mn)	2,591,170.063 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) (NPR mn)	567,981.348 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: GCF: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (NPR mn)	247,494.794 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Import (NPR mn)	547,632.368 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Export (NPR mn)	103,566.343 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: at Producer Price (NPR mn)	971,499.979 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Consumption Expenditure (CE) (NPR mn)	847,584.656 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: CE: Government (NPR mn)	114,597.869 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: CE: Private (NPR mn)	717,453.023 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Construction (NPR mn)	241,997.232 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Public Administration & Defense (NPR mn)	106,079.101 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Transport, Storage & Communications (NPR mn)	215,045.612 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities (NPR mn)	396,877.277 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Financial Intermediation (NPR mn)	221,710.337 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Hotels & Restaurants (NPR mn)	47,115.521 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Health & Social Work (NPR mn)	62,383.067 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Education (NPR mn)	256,708.627 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities (NPR mn)	173,551.512 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Gross Value Added: at Basic Price (NPR mn)	3,208,518.728 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Agriculture & Forestry (NPR mn)	906,753.984 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Taxes Less Subsidies on Products (NPR mn)	558,524.472 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Fishing (NPR mn)	18,942.464 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Mining & Quarrying (NPR mn)	18,383.785 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Manufacturing (NPR mn)	170,444.375 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Electricity, Gas & Water (NPR mn)	47,058.036 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: Wholesale & Retail Trade (NPR mn)	465,205.227 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities (NPR mn)	69,916.630 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Taxes Less Subsidies on Products (NPR mn)	101,254.667 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Education (NPR mn)	65,414.846 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Public Administration & Defense (NPR mn)	17,918.342 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Gross Value Added: at Basic Price (NPR mn)	870,245.312 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities (NPR mn)	42,077.717 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Financial Intermediation (NPR mn)	40,263.955 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Health & Social Work (NPR mn)	15,707.699 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Agriculture & Forestry (NPR mn)	274,187.901 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Transport, Storage & Communications (NPR mn)	87,840.924 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Fishing (NPR mn)	6,402.449 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Mining & Quarrying (NPR mn)	4,209.782 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Manufacturing (NPR mn)	55,287.638 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Electricity, Gas & Water (NPR mn)	26,295.484 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Construction (NPR mn)	54,498.855 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Wholesale & Retail Trade (NPR mn)	134,384.961 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP: 2000-01p: Hotels & Restaurants (NPR mn)	12,239.511 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
GDP Deflator (2000-2001=100)	369.301 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Gross National Disposable Income (NPR mn)	4,818,938.564 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Gross National Saving (NPR mn)	1,733,866.633 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Gross National Disposable Income: Gross National Income (GNI) (NPR mn)	3,810,353.914 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	7.9 Jul 2018	quarterly	Oct 2016 - Jul 2018
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	20,259.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Energy Consumption: Total (TOE th)	14,014.130 2019	yearly	1981 - 2019
Electricity Consumption: Total (GWh)	6,381.210 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-10.0 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-1,503.445 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2017 - Mar 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	412.623 Jun 2019	quarterly	Sep 1997 - Jun 2019
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	21.7 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
National Government Debt (USD mn)	4,248.5 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	14.6 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NPR bn)	1,814.528 2024	yearly	2000 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NPR bn)	2,375.002 2024	yearly	2000 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (NPR bn)	1,603.063 2024	yearly	2000 - 2024
Government Debt: Total (NPR mn)	443,433.820 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Government Debt: External (NPR mn)	52,535.120 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Government Domestic Debt: Annual: Bonds & Treasury Bills (NPR mn)	452,967.400 2019	yearly	1986 - 2019

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	29.9 2020	yearly	1950 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	83.8 2019	yearly	1990 - 2019
Employed Persons (Person)	7,086,000.000 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Unemployment Rate (%)	1.41 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	30.364 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Population Census (Person)	29,218,867.000 2018	yearly	1911 - 2018

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	21,805 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	3.5 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	14,300.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	7,505.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Average Monthly Household Income: Whole Kingdom (NPR)	30,121.000 2015	yearly	2006 - 2015
Average Monthly Household Expenditure: Whole Kingdom (NPR)	25,928.000 2015	yearly	2006 - 2015

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	4.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1964 - Jun 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	5.412 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 2005 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	6.749 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-575.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 1974 - Jun 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	49.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-36.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2004 - Jun 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	3,236.086 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	7,703.212 2018	yearly	1998 - 2018
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	312.116 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Total Imports (USD mn)	625.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-37.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2004 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	255,784.318 2018	yearly	1998 - 2018
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	49,018.207 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	1.947 Apr 2020	monthly	Sep 1983 - Apr 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	2.833 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	110.993 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2013 - Jun 2020
Exports: fob: Custom Basis (NPR mn)	5,938.341 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn)	13,439.264 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2013 - Jun 2020
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn)	20,101.920 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Trade Balance: Custom Basis (NPR mn)	-69,737.297 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn)	4,536.534 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn)	39.206 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2013 - Jun 2020
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn)	1,362.600 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Imports: cif: Custom Basis (NPR mn)	75,675.637 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn)	42,134.453 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Minerals (NPR mn)	11,741.829 Apr 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Apr 2020
Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipments (NPR mn)	9,946.431 Apr 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Apr 2020

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-1,160.5 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-7.672 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	141.1 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	0.4 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
External Debt (USD mn)	3,655.4 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	17.3 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	251.6 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-2.389 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	2,876.329 Jun 2018	quarterly	Dec 2012 - Jun 2018
BoP: Current Account: Income (NPR mn)	35,965.859 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account (NPR mn)	-135,540.499 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Liabilities (NPR mn)	115,310.139 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (NPR mn)	-131,390.021 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (NPR mn)	126,803.938 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (NPR mn)	0.000 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Import cif (NPR mn)	-969,027.600 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Credit (NPR mn)	717,269.378 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports fob (NPR mn)	88,993.154 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (NPR mn)	-182.974 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income: Debit (NPR mn)	-17,773.147 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers: Debit (NPR mn)	-4,155.206 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (NPR mn)	713,114.171 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment in Nepal (NPR mn)	16,477.741 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Financial Account (NPR mn)	131,604.906 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Capital Account (NPR mn)	11,620.249 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (NPR mn)	53,739.006 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Net Error & Omissions (NPR mn)	56,279.567 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Reserve Assets & Related Items (RR) (NPR mn)	-63,964.223 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods Balance (NPR mn)	-880,034.446 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services (NPR mn)	-4,586.083 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	6,465.698 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	33,399.385 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
M2 Growth (%)	16.127 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - May 2020
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	2.5 2015	yearly	2003 - 2015
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	3.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Jul 2020
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn)	273.136 2015	yearly	2003 - 2015
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	9,440.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	26.931 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	15.1 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	359.402 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1957 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	18.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	23,808.324 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	31,123.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	16.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	23,757.434 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Apr 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	16.875 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Apr 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	66.38 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Monetary Survey: Broad Money M2 (NPR mn)	3,958,186.098 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - May 2020
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money M1 (NPR mn)	755,770.310 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - May 2020
Monetary Survey: Domestic Credits (DO) (NPR mn)	3,689,744.666 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - May 2020
Foreign Reserve (USD mn)	9,297.658 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - May 2020
Commercial Banks: Deposits exclude Interbank (NPR mn)	2,882,773.280 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks: Loans & Advances (NPR mn)	1,945,068.90 Jan 2018	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jan 2018

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%)	8.2 May 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - May 2020
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	13.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB): Total Assets (NPR mn)	1,125,230.947 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jan 2020
Commercial Banks: Total Asset or Liabilities (NPR mn)	4,143,951.840 May 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - May 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Exchange Rate against USD (NPR/USD)	121.083 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jun 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	5.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Jul 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	2.81 Jun 2020	monthly	Feb 1993 - Jun 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa)	8.00 Mar 2020	monthly	Jun 1981 - Mar 2020
Commercial Banks: Deposit Rate: Average (% pa)	6.64 Jun 2018	monthly	Nov 2013 - Jun 2018
Commercial Banks: Lending Rate: Average (% pa)	12.10 Jun 2018	monthly	Nov 2013 - Jun 2018

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	4,738 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	100 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jun 2020
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	-99.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Jun 2020
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	724 2019	yearly	1990 - 2019
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	3.0 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	100.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jun 2020
Visitor Arrivals: Indian (Person)	21,527.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1991 - Dec 2018
Visitor Arrivals: Republic of Korea (Person)	4,017.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2008 - Dec 2018
Visitor Arrivals: Thailand (Person)	13,345.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2008 - Dec 2018
Visitor Arrivals: United Kingdom (Person)	5,011.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2008 - Dec 2018
Visitor Arrivals: USA (Person)	7,722.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 2008 - Dec 2018
Resident Departures (Person)	1,197,000.000 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Average Length of Stay (Day)	12.400 2018	yearly	1974 - 2018
Number of Hotels (Unit)	1,254.000 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018
Tourism Revenue: NPR (NPR th)	67,094,600.000 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (12Feb1994=100)	1,439.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Jul 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	50.3 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	13,657.264 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Jun 2020
NEPSE: Turnover Value (NPR mn)	27,059.835 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 2006 - Jul 2020
NEPSE: Turnover Volume (Share th)	69,309.069 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 2006 - Jul 2020
NEPSE: Market Capitalization (NPR mn)	1,894,521.710 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Jul 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	799,368.000 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	39,178,451.000 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	2.845 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	139.446 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	4,678.522 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	5,057.764 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Exports: Television (USD th)	5.431 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	531,394.709 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	316,962.425 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Television (USD th)	22,216.037 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Number of Motor Vehicles: Registered (Unit)	41,437.000 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Air Traffic: Passenger Movement (Person)	5,104,466.000 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017

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