Financial system deposits to GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Financial system deposits to GDP was 109.5% in 2021. β Volatile
Financial system deposits to GDP in Nepal, 1960β2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, financial system deposits to gdp in Nepal stood at 109.5%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Nepal peaked at 109.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1966.
That places Nepal 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 3.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 12.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 17.9% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 31.6% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 53.5% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.3% | 103.1% | 109.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 22 Barbados 111.1% compare
- 23 Aruba 111.1% compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 109.8% compare
- 26 New Zealand 109.4% compare
- 27 France 106.7% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 105.8% compare
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 system deposits to gdp in Nepal?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Nepal was 109.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 109.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1966.
- How does Nepal rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Nepal ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMFβs International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).