Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 3.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Nepal, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 3.3% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Nepal peaked at 4.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1985.
That places Nepal 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 3.0% | — |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -61.6% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +89.6% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +98.4% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -39.8% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -36.4% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +44.6% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -42.7% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +36.7% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +157.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -35.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +101.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -35.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +98.5% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 154 Sierra Leone 3.7% compare
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 3.6% compare
- 156 Namibia 3.6% compare
- 158 Myanmar 2.9% compare
- 159 Libya 2.5% compare
- 160 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.5% compare
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 consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Nepal?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Nepal was 3.3% in 2020, according to Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1985.
- How does Nepal rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Nepal ranks 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of consolidated foreign claims to GDP of the banks that are reporting to BIS. Foreign claims are defined as the sum of cross-border claims plus foreign offices’ local claims in all currencies. In the consolidated banking statistics claims that are granted or extended to nonresidents are referred to as either cross-border claims. In the context of the consolidated banking statistics, local claims refer to claims of domestic banks’ foreign affiliates (branches/subsidiaries) on the residents of the host country (i.e. country of residence of affiliates). Items (A+L from BIS Table 9A). End-of-year data (i.e. December data) are considered for banks claims. GDP is from World Development Indicators.