EconomySelected Macroeconomic Indicators · Nepal Rastra Bank · latest period Mid‑May 2025/26 (ten‑month, FY 2082/83)
As of 2025/26, Nepal's key indicators per Nepal Rastra Bank: GDP growth 3.90%, CPI inflation 5.22%, foreign reserves $24,679M.
The Nepal macro story at a glance — growth, prices, trade, the external balance, reserves and the monetary stance.
| Indicator | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP at basic price | 3.80% | 3.70% | -0.1 |
| Real GDP at purchasers' price | 4.40% | 3.90% | -0.5 |
| Nominal GDP at purchasers' price | 7.60% | 6.50% | -1.1 |
| Gross National Income (GNI) | 7.20% | 6.70% | -0.5 |
| Gross National Disposable Income (GNDI) | 9.80% | 9.30% | -0.5 |
| Gross Capital Formation / GDP | 29.40% | 31.90% | +2.5 |
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation / GDP | 23.60% | 26.30% | +2.7 |
| Gross Domestic Savings / GDP | 6.90% | 9.70% | +2.8 |
| Gross National Savings / GDP | 38.40% | 44.80% | +6.4 |
| Gross Domestic Product( Current Price) (Rs in billion) | 6,199.9 | 6,600.1 | +400.2 |
| Indicator | 2024/25 * | 2025/26 * | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (y-o-y) | 2.72% | 5.22% | +2.5 |
| Food CPI (y-o-y) | 0.54% | 4.95% | +4.41 |
| Non-food CPI (y-o-y) | 3.94% | 5.37% | +1.43 |
| CPI Annual / Period Average | 4.24% | 2.89% | -1.35 |
| National Wholesale Price Index (y-o-y) | 1.56 | 8.47 | +6.91 |
| National Wholesale Price Index Annual / Period Average | 4.11 | 4.05 | -0.06 |
| Salary and Wage Rate Index (y-o-y) | — | — | — |
| Salary and Wage Rate Index Annual / Period Average | — | — | — |
| Indicator | 2024/25 * | 2025/26 * | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export (Rs. in billion) | 247.6 | 278 | +30.4 |
| Import (Rs. in billion) | 1,644.8 | 1,894.1 | +249.3 |
| Export Growth | 77.77% | 12.28% | -65.5 |
| Import Growth | 13.15% | 15.16% | +2.01 |
| BOP(-Deficit) (Rs. in billion) | 491.4 | 926.1 | +434.63 |
| Current Account Balance (Rs. in billion) | 321.7 | 802.1 | +480.32 |
| Workers' Remittances (Rs. in billion) | 1,534.2 | 2,120.8 | +586.64 |
| Gross Foreign Exchange Reserves (Rs. in billion) | 2,569.4 | 3,755.6 | +1,186 |
| Gross Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD in million) | 18,654 | 24,679 | +6,025 |
| Indicator | 2024/25 * | 2025/26 * | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Money (M2) (y-o-y) | 11.96% | 14.22% | +2.26 |
| Narrow Money (M1) (y-o-y) | 15.71% | 19.89% | +4.18 |
| Domestic Credit (y-o-y) | 6.02% | 3.11% | -2.92 |
| Claims on Private Sector (y-o-y) | 8.19% | 6.40% | -1.79 |
| Reserve Money (y-o-y) | 12.06% | 12.17% | +0.11 |
| 91-day T-bills Rate | 2.94% | 2.64% | -0.3 |
| 364-day T-bills Rate | 2.99% | 2.72% | -0.27 |
| Weighted Average Interbank Rate of Commercial Banks | 2.99% | 2.73% | -0.26 |
| Weighted Average Deposit Rate of Commercial Banks | 4.29% | 3.29% | -1 |
| Weighted Average Lending Rate of Commercial Banks | 7.99% | 6.64% | -1.35 |
| Base Rate | 6.09% | 4.88% | -1.21 |
| Total Deposits (Rs. in billion) | 6,970 | 8,012.5 | +1,043 |
| BFIs Credit to Private Sector (Rs. in billion) | 5,481.6 | 5,838.3 | +356.68 |
| NEPSE Index (Closing) | 2,655.39 | 2,724.03 | +68.64 |
| Market Capitalization/GDP | 71.34% | 70.52% | -0.82 |
| Indicator | 2024/25 * | 2025/26 * | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (%) | 10.50% | 6.40% | -4.1 |
| Expenditure Growth (%) | 8.60% | 5.00% | -3.6 |
| Outstanding Domestic Debt (Rs. in billion) | 1,272.5 | 1,377.3 | +104.75 |
| Outstanding External Debt (Rs. in billion) | 1,382.1 | 1,583.9 | +201.8 |
| Revenue / GDP | — | — | — |
| Recurrent Expenditure / GDP | — | — | — |
| Capital Expenditure / GDP | — | — | — |
| Domestic Debt / GDP | — | — | — |
| External Debt / GDP | — | — | — |
Nepal's real GDP growth is 3.90% as of 2025/26, according to Nepal Rastra Bank's Current Macroeconomic & Financial Situation.
Nepal's consumer price inflation (CPI, year-on-year) is 5.22% as of 2025/26, according to Nepal Rastra Bank.
Nepal's gross foreign-exchange reserves stand at US$24,679 million as of 2025/26, according to Nepal Rastra Bank.
Nepal's total public debt (domestic plus external) is 43.70% of GDP as of 2025/26, according to Nepal Rastra Bank.
Workers' remittances to Nepal total Rs 2,120.8 billion as of 2025/26, according to Nepal Rastra Bank.
The full Current Macroeconomic & Financial Situation workbook — every table, as published by Nepal Rastra Bank.