EconomySelected Macroeconomic Indicators · Nepal Rastra Bank · latest period Mid-Aug 2026/27 (one‑month cumulative, BS 2083/84)
As of Mid-Aug 2026/27, Nepal's key indicators per Nepal Rastra Bank: GDP growth 3.90%, CPI inflation 5.96%, foreign reserves $25,845M.
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 | 2025/26 * | 2026/27 * | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (y-o-y) | 1.68% | 5.96% | +4.27 |
| Food CPI (y-o-y) | -2.28% | 6.77% | +9.05 |
| Non-food CPI (y-o-y) | 3.95% | 5.52% | +1.57 |
| CPI Annual / Period Average | 1.68% | 5.96% | +4.27 |
| National Wholesale Price Index (y-o-y) | 2.37 | 8.27 | +5.9 |
| National Wholesale Price Index Annual / Period Average | 2.37 | 8.27 | +5.9 |
| Salary and Wage Rate Index (y-o-y) | — | — | — |
| Salary and Wage Rate Index Annual / Period Average | — | — | — |
| Indicator | 2025/26 * | 2026/27 * | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export (Rs. in billion) | 23.9 | 38.7 | +14.77 |
| Import (Rs. in billion) | 143 | 187.4 | +44.4 |
| Export Growth | 95.75% | 61.72% | -34.03 |
| Import Growth | 11.42% | 31.04% | +19.62 |
| BOP(-Deficit) (Rs. in billion) | 89.3 | 90.3 | +1.04 |
| Current Account Balance (Rs. in billion) | 78.3 | 94.6 | +16.29 |
| Workers' Remittances (Rs. in billion) | 177.4 | 215 | +37.64 |
| Gross Foreign Exchange Reserves (Rs. in billion) | 2,806 | 3,946.2 | +1,140 |
| Gross Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD in million) | 20,030 | 25,845 | +5,814 |
| Indicator | 2025/26 * | 2026/27 * | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Money (M2) (y-o-y) | 12.46% | 13.83% | +1.37 |
| Narrow Money (M1) (y-o-y) | 17.32% | 22.82% | +5.5 |
| Domestic Credit (y-o-y) | 5.29% | 2.48% | -2.81 |
| Claims on Private Sector (y-o-y) | 7.66% | 7.07% | -0.59 |
| Reserve Money (y-o-y) | 13.88% | 13.55% | -0.33 |
| 91-day T-bills Rate* | 2.65% | — | — |
| 364-day T-bills Rate* | 2.68% | 2.06% | -0.62 |
| Weighted Average Interbank Rate of Commercial Banks* | 2.75% | 2.75% | +0 |
| Weighted Average Deposit Rate of Commercial Banks* | 4.02% | 3.15% | -0.87 |
| Weighted Average Lending Rate of Commercial Banks* | 7.76% | 6.48% | -1.28 |
| Base Rate* | 5.78% | 4.72% | -1.06 |
| Total Deposits (Rs. in billion) | 7,208.1 | 8,256.2 | +1,048 |
| BFIs Credit to Private Sector (Rs. in billion) | 5,494.8 | 5,880.6 | +385.86 |
| NEPSE Index (Closing) | 2,788.4 | 2,643.84 | -144.56 |
| Market Capitalization/GDP | 75.10% | 68.90% | -6.2 |
| Indicator | 2025/26 * | 2026/27 * | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (%) | -10.80% | 9.50% | +20.3 |
| Expenditure Growth (%) | 15.20% | -9.20% | -24.4 |
| Domestic Debt (Rs. in billion) | 1,276 | 1,374.2 | +98.21 |
| External Debt (Rs. in billion) | 1,401.4 | 1,598.8 | +197.43 |
| Revenue / GDP | — | — | — |
| Recurrent Expenditure / GDP | — | — | — |
| Capital Expenditure / GDP | — | — | — |
| Domestic Debt / GDP | — | — | — |
| External Debt / GDP | — | — | — |
Nepal's real GDP growth is 3.90% as of Mid-Aug 2026/27, according to Nepal Rastra Bank's Current Macroeconomic & Financial Situation.
Nepal's consumer price inflation (CPI, year-on-year) is 5.96% as of Mid-Aug 2026/27, according to Nepal Rastra Bank.
Nepal's gross foreign-exchange reserves stand at US$25,845 million as of Mid-Aug 2026/27, according to Nepal Rastra Bank.
Nepal's total public debt (domestic plus external) is 45.07% of GDP as of Mid-Aug 2026/27, according to Nepal Rastra Bank.
Workers' remittances to Nepal total Rs 215 billion as of Mid-Aug 2026/27, according to Nepal Rastra Bank.
The full Current Macroeconomic & Financial Situation workbook — every table, as published by Nepal Rastra Bank.