External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Nepal
Nepal: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the 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 the in Nepal stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Nepal peaked at 9.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2021.
That places Nepal 174th out of 180 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 the in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.3% | — |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +90.2% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -55.2% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -43.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +54.6% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +59.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -28.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.1%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 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 in Nepal?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Nepal was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Nepal ranks 174th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. 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 the nonbanking 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 7B: 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.