Bank deposits to GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Bank deposits to GDP was 109.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bank deposits to GDP in Nepal, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank deposits to gdp in Nepal stood at 109.5%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Nepal peaked at 109.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1966.
That places Nepal 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank deposits to GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +23.2% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +35.7% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +40.3% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +38.4% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 17.7% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 103.1% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 109.5% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 3.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 12.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 17.9% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 31.6% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 53.5% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.3% | 103.1% | 109.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 22 Barbados 111.1% compare
- 23 Aruba 111.1% compare
- 24 Cape Verde 109.8% compare
- 26 New Zealand 109.4% compare
- 27 France 106.7% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 105.8% compare
More financial sector data for Nepal
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 24.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 25.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.318 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 488.48 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 25.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 492.54 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 520.2 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank deposits to gdp in Nepal?
- Bank deposits to gdp in Nepal was 109.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 109.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1966.
- How does Nepal rank for bank deposits to gdp?
- Nepal ranks 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).