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Nepal Government debt

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31

Latest · 202547.43%
Previous · 202447.9%
Highest · 200352.97%
Lowest · 201624.96%

Nepal's government debt stands at 47.43% as of 2025-12-31, down from 47.9% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2000 to 2025 (26 observations).

Recent trend

In 2025, Nepal's government debt was 47.43%, down from 47.9% in 2024.

In 2024, Nepal's government debt was 47.9%, up from 46.96% in 2023.

In 2023, Nepal's government debt was 46.96%, up from 42.73% in 2022.

In 2022, Nepal's government debt was 42.73%, down from 43.28% in 2021.

In 2021, Nepal's government debt was 43.28%, down from 43.31% in 2020.

Nepal Government debt — historical data

YearValueChange
202547.43%-0.475%
202447.9%+0.9424%
202346.96%+4.23%
202242.73%-0.5548%
202143.28%-0.0226%
202043.31%+9.28%
201934.03%+2.94%
201831.09%+6.1%
201724.99%+0.0318%
201624.96%-0.7731%
201525.73%-1.82%
201427.55%-4.35%
201331.9%-2.62%
201234.51%+2.09%
201132.42%-2.97%
201035.39%-4.07%
200939.46%+2.71%
200836.76%-1.13%
200737.89%-4.98%
200642.87%-2.26%
200545.13%-6.19%
200451.32%-1.65%
200352.97%+1.16%
200251.82%+1.05%
200150.77%-0.0213%
200050.79%—

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).

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Frequently asked questions

What is Nepal's government debt?

Nepal's government debt is 47.43% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 47.9% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).

What was the highest government debt in Nepal?

The highest recorded value is 52.97% (2003); the lowest is 24.96% (2016), across data from 2000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.