External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Nepal
Nepal: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 9.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Nepal, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 9.4% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Nepal peaked at 50.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2011.
That places Nepal 99th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 the banking in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.2% | — |
| 1996 | 48.3% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | -30.3% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -43.3% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +102.1% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -36.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -19.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 9.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 9.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 7.6%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 23.9% | 50.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 16.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 8.9% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 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 the banking in Nepal?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Nepal was 9.4% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Nepal ranks 99th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 the banking sector (% 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 minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.