Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 21.47 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.47 constant 2024 US$ per person
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
106th
of 168 countries
All-time high
39.32 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2015
All-time low
6.82 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 1968
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Nepal, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Nepal stood at 21.47 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Nepal peaked at 39.32 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.82 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1968.
That places Nepal 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 8.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 1962 | 6.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1963 | 12.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +76.2% |
| 1964 | 14.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 12.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 9.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 1967 | 9.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 6.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1969 | 8.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 1970 | 9.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 9.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 12.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 1973 | 12.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 10.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 9.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 7.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 1977 | 12.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +57.4% |
| 1978 | 11.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 16.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 20.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 18.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 21.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 22.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 19.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 21.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 21.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 20.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 23.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 24.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 19.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 18.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 18.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 18.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 18.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 15.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 15.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 16.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 15.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 14.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 15.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 19.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 18.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 19.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 18.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 19.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 19.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 22.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 28.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 30.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 23.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 27.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 30.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 31.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 31.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 36.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 35.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 29.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 27.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 25.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 26.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 20.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 19.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 21.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 21.47 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 21.47 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 17.95 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 18.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 24.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 19.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 30.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 23.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | 39.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 19.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 26.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 103 Guatemala 24.44 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 104 Congo 22.48 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 105 Colombia 21.58 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 107 Ghana 21.4 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 108 Turkey 21.23 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 109 Costa Rica 21.08 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Nepal?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Nepal was 21.47 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.32 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1968.
- How does Nepal rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.