Foreign liabilities in Nepal

Nepal: Foreign liabilities was 10.67 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10.67 billion current US$
Change on year
up 23.7%
World rank
126th
of 150 countries
All-time high
10.67 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2.44 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Nepal, 1995–2020

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B1995200720201995: 2.4B current US$1996: 2.5B current US$1997: 2.5B current US$1998: 2.8B current US$1999: 3.1B current US$2000: 3.0B current US$2001: 2.8B current US$2002: 3.1B current US$2003: 3.3B current US$2004: 3.5B current US$2005: 3.3B current US$2006: 3.5B current US$2007: 3.8B current US$2008: 3.9B current US$2009: 4.0B current US$2010: 4.1B current US$2011: 4.3B current US$2012: 5.0B current US$2013: 4.9B current US$2014: 5.2B current US$2015: 5.4B current US$2016: 5.9B current US$2017: 6.9B current US$2018: 7.6B current US$2019: 8.6B current US$2020: 10.7B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Nepal is 10.67 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 159.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Nepal peaked at 10.67 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.44 billion current US$, in 1995.

Nepal ranks 126th of 150 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 2.66 billion current US$ 2.44 billion current US$ 3.13 billion current US$ 5
2000s 3.42 billion current US$ 2.83 billion current US$ 4.00 billion current US$ 10
2010s 5.80 billion current US$ 4.11 billion current US$ 8.63 billion current US$ 10
2020s 10.67 billion current US$ 10.67 billion current US$ 10.67 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 123 Benin 11.61 billion current US$ compare
  2. 124 Namibia 11.34 billion current US$ compare
  3. 125 Moldova 10.97 billion current US$ compare
  4. 127 Maldives 10.22 billion current US$ compare
  5. 128 Guyana 10.15 billion current US$ compare
  6. 129 Rwanda 9.62 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Nepal?
Foreign liabilities in Nepal was 10.67 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 10.67 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 2.44 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does Nepal rank for foreign liabilities?
Nepal ranks 126th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 159.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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