Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 20.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Nepal, 1980–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Nepal is 20.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 48.1% on the previous year and up 117.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Nepal peaked at 20.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1998.
Nepal ranks 44th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.9% | — |
| 1981 | 4.7% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +28.1% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -28.1% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +60.5% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +43.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +44.0% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +48.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
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- 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 credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Nepal?
- Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Nepal was 20.5% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1998.
- How does Nepal rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
- Nepal ranks 44th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).