Financial Development Index in Nepal
Nepal: Financial Development Index was 0.214 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in Nepal, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.214 for financial development index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Nepal peaked at 0.214 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0556, in 1983.
Nepal ranks 107th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.07 | 0.0556 | 0.0901 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0991 | 0.0879 | 0.1076 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1148 | 0.0694 | 0.141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1607 | 0.1362 | 0.1987 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.214 | 0.214 | 0.214 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More financial sector data for Nepal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 258,878 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 168.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 8.99 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 819.06 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 14.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 14.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 15.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 15.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 519.83 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial development index in Nepal?
- Financial development index in Nepal was 0.214 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.214 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0556 in 1983.
- How does Nepal rank for financial development index?
- Nepal ranks 107th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.