Nepal Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Nepal NP: BOP: Capital Account: Net
NP: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 149.053 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 164.632 USD mn for 2016. NP: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 136.615 USD mn from Dec 2002 to 2017, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 201.565 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 15.661 USD mn in 2004. NP: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 149.05 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -196.265 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -105.996 USD mn for 2016. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -19.160 USD mn from Dec 1996 to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.648 USD mn in 2006 and a record low of -196.265 USD mn in 2017. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -196.27 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 196.265 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 105.996 USD mn for 2016. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 1.280 USD mn from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 196.265 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of -6.648 USD mn in 2006. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 196.27 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.802 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.502 % for 2016. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.039 % from Dec 1972 to 2017, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.802 % in 2017 and a record low of -0.098 % in 2002. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.80 2017 | yearly | 1972 - 2017 |
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NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.000 % in 1989. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 1988. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 1976 to 1989, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % in 1989 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1989. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Weighted average;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.000 2021 | yearly | 1976 - 2021 |
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NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Outflows
NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Outflows data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 1989. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 1988. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1976 to 1989, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD mn in 1989 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1989. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.000 2022 | yearly | 1976 - 2022 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income
NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data was reported at 210.758 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 118.818 USD mn for 2016. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 210.758 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2001. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 118.95 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Financial Account: Net
NP: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -244.874 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 541.447 USD mn for 2016. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -12.245 USD mn from Dec 1976 to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.551 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -356.015 USD mn in 1995. NP: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -244.87 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
NP: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 727.100 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 798.040 USD mn for 2015. NP: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 130.760 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 798.040 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 5.910 USD mn in 1976. NP: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 727.10 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
NP: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 126.830 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 133.920 USD mn for 2015. NP: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 97.120 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 146.960 USD mn in 2003 and a record low of 0.440 USD mn in 1960. NP: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 126.83 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
NP: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 421.402 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 544.645 USD mn for 2016. NP: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 10.178 USD mn from Dec 1976 to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 544.645 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of -175.132 USD mn in 2010. NP: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 421.40 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |
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Nepal NP: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
NP: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 384.507 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 668.709 USD mn for 2016. NP: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 30.482 USD mn from Dec 1976 to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.329 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -313.418 USD mn in 2002. NP: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 384.51 2017 | yearly | 1976 - 2017 |