External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nepal
Nepal: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 10.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nepal, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nepal stood at 10.5%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nepal peaked at 55.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2021.
That places Nepal 141st out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 55.5% | — |
| 1996 | 54.4% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -35.8% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +61.9% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -20.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 10.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 10.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 33.3% | 55.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 22.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 12.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.5% | 13.2% | 2 |
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nepal?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nepal was 10.5% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Nepal ranks 141st out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.