Broad money growth (annual %) in Nepal
Nepal: Broad money growth (annual %) was 12.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Broad money growth in Nepal, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Nepal is 12.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Nepal peaked at 38.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 57th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Broad money growth (annual %) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.3% | — |
| 1962 | 4.1% | -81.8% |
| 1963 | 25.6% | +532.0% |
| 1964 | 24.9% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 5.8% | -77.2% |
| 1967 | 8.2% | +41.6% |
| 1968 | 19.3% | +135.4% |
| 1969 | 28.5% | +47.1% |
| 1970 | -0.1% | -100.4% |
| 1971 | 19.1% | -16155.6% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 28.1% | +66.7% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | -39.2% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | -28.6% |
| 1976 | 28.5% | +133.2% |
| 1977 | 21.1% | -26.0% |
| 1978 | 19.6% | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | -18.1% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 20.1% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | -34.4% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +54.5% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 22.4% | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 18.7% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +21.2% |
| 1992 | 20.5% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | +142.1% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | -62.2% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | +93.9% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -84.1% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +284.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +74.3% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +109.6% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -67.6% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +94.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +51.4% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +65.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -30.1% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +60.1% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -48.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +90.5% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | +15.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 12.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 12.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.4%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money growth (annual %) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +16155.6% | -0.1% | 19.1% |
| 1963 | +532.0% | 4.1% | 25.6% |
| 2003 | +284.2% | 2.7% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.3% | 4.1% | 28.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.9% | -0.1% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 13.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 11.2% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 2.7% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 9.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 7.6% | 22.1% | 6 |
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 broad money growth in Nepal?
- Broad money growth in Nepal was 12.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for broad money growth?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.