Nepal vs South Asia: Claims on central government, etc.
Nepal
28.2%
in 2025
South Asia
19.7%
in 2025
Nepal rank
26th
South Asia rank
26th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Nepal
- South Asia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 28.2% against 19.7% in South Asia, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.
Nepal ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 26th of 187 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6% | 13.7% | 14.3% | South Asia |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 12.2% | 10.6% | South Asia |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 18.8% | 7.6% | South Asia |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 19.9% | 8.8% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 20.4% | 10.0% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 21.4% | 13.9% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.9% | 0.7% | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Nepal or South Asia?
- Nepal, at 28.2% against 19.7% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Nepal and South Asia?
- 8.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and South Asia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Nepal ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 26th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.