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% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 7.8%, 21% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More financial sector data for Nepal
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.7398 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.5402 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.7398 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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.