Foreign assets per capita in Nepal

Nepal: Foreign assets per capita was 415.52 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
415.52 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 21.7%
World rank
124th
of 149 countries
All-time high
415.52 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
160.9 real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets per capita in Nepal, 1995–2020

01002003004001995200720201995: 178.9 real chained 2019 US$1996: 160.9 real chained 2019 US$1997: 170 real chained 2019 US$1998: 176.1 real chained 2019 US$1999: 190.8 real chained 2019 US$2000: 203.7 real chained 2019 US$2001: 199.3 real chained 2019 US$2002: 182.3 real chained 2019 US$2003: 190 real chained 2019 US$2004: 218 real chained 2019 US$2005: 211.7 real chained 2019 US$2006: 251.2 real chained 2019 US$2007: 268.3 real chained 2019 US$2008: 298 real chained 2019 US$2009: 294.5 real chained 2019 US$2010: 290.5 real chained 2019 US$2011: 304.3 real chained 2019 US$2012: 305.9 real chained 2019 US$2013: 335.8 real chained 2019 US$2014: 342.5 real chained 2019 US$2015: 408.2 real chained 2019 US$2016: 403.5 real chained 2019 US$2017: 409.1 real chained 2019 US$2018: 345.1 real chained 2019 US$2019: 341.4 real chained 2019 US$2020: 415.5 real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign assets per capita in Nepal stood at 415.52 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in Nepal peaked at 415.52 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 160.9 real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

Nepal ranks 124th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 175.34 real chained 2019 US$ 160.9 real chained 2019 US$ 190.81 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 231.7 real chained 2019 US$ 182.25 real chained 2019 US$ 298.02 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 348.63 real chained 2019 US$ 290.51 real chained 2019 US$ 409.08 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 415.52 real chained 2019 US$ 415.52 real chained 2019 US$ 415.52 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 121 Comoros 431.52 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 122 Guinea-Bissau 430.52 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 123 Mozambique 420.49 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 125 Laos 373.2 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 126 Nigeria 370.44 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 127 Ghana 319.15 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets per capita in Nepal?
Foreign assets per capita in Nepal was 415.52 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 415.52 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 160.9 real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does Nepal rank for foreign assets per capita?
Nepal ranks 124th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.