Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Nepal

47.4 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
-1.8 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$45.5 bnGDP, current prices
6.6 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
47.4 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
-1.8 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$45.5 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
6.6 % (2025)
Debt level
30–60% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
+21.7 pp
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
39.9 % (2021)
ISO code
NPL

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

1980202545.52.3
PeriodValue
2025$45.5 bn
2024$43.3 bn
2023$41.0 bn
2022$41.2 bn
2021$36.9 bn
2020$33.4 bn
2019$34.2 bn
2018$33.1 bn
2017$29.0 bn
2016$24.5 bn
2015$24.4 bn
2014$22.7 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

198020256.6-5.0
PeriodValue
20256.6 %
20243.8 %
2023-0.9 %
2022-12.6 %
2021-7.7 %
2020-1.0 %
2019-6.9 %
2018-7.1 %
2017-0.3 %
20165.5 %
20154.4 %
20144.0 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

2000202547.450.8
PeriodValue
202547.4 %
202447.9 %
202347.0 %
202242.7 %
202143.3 %
202043.3 %
201934.0 %
201831.1 %
201725.0 %
201625.0 %
201525.7 %
201427.6 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

20002025-1.8-1.5
PeriodValue
2025-1.8 %
2024-2.4 %
2023-5.8 %
2022-3.1 %
2021-4.0 %
2020-7.5 %
2019-4.3 %
2018-5.8 %
2017-2.7 %
20161.2 %
20150.5 %
20141.4 %

Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)

2000202139.964.6
PeriodValue
202139.9
202039.0
201931.8
201033.9
200843.8
200743.0
200649.7
200551.8
200459.4
200362.6
200263.9
200159.0