Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Nepal
Nepal: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 1.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
110th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2017
All-time low
1.6%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Nepal, 2016–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.7% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over five years.
Nepal ranks 110th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.7% | — |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
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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 non-performing loans to gross loans in Nepal?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Nepal was 1.7% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Nepal rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Nepal ranks 110th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.