Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Nepal
Nepal: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 227.31 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Nepal, 1957–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Nepal is 227.31 billion, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.8% on the previous year and up 275.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Nepal peaked at 227.31 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 57.20 million, in 1957.
That places Nepal 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 57.20 million | — |
| 1958 | 97.10 million | +69.8% |
| 1959 | 124.50 million | +28.2% |
| 1960 | 168.80 million | +35.6% |
| 1961 | 212.80 million | +26.1% |
| 1962 | 210.10 million | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 305.20 million | +45.3% |
| 1964 | 408.20 million | +33.7% |
| 1965 | 483.70 million | +18.5% |
| 1966 | 361.50 million | -25.3% |
| 1967 | 498.30 million | +37.8% |
| 1968 | 688.40 million | +38.1% |
| 1969 | 922.60 million | +34.0% |
| 1970 | 941.31 million | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.04 billion | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 1.15 billion | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 1.38 billion | +19.5% |
| 1974 | 1.28 billion | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 1.38 billion | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 1.79 billion | +29.0% |
| 1977 | 1.96 billion | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 1.94 billion | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.12 billion | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 2.32 billion | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 2.92 billion | +25.6% |
| 1982 | 2.78 billion | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 2.75 billion | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.87 billion | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.80 billion | -37.2% |
| 1986 | 2.01 billion | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 3.82 billion | +90.1% |
| 1988 | 5.96 billion | +56.2% |
| 1989 | 7.70 billion | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 11.69 billion | +51.8% |
| 1991 | 19.80 billion | +69.4% |
| 1992 | 23.09 billion | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 33.11 billion | +43.4% |
| 1994 | 37.40 billion | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 38.93 billion | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 38.92 billion | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.68 billion | +68.8% |
| 1998 | 60.57 billion | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 69.59 billion | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 88.98 billion | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 97.39 billion | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 98.18 billion | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 101.01 billion | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 118.48 billion | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 131.59 billion | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 162.24 billion | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 155.90 billion | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 227.31 billion | +45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 92.93 million | 57.20 million | 124.50 million | 3 |
| 1960s | 425.96 million | 168.80 million | 922.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.50 billion | 941.31 million | 2.12 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 billion | 1.80 billion | 7.70 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.88 billion | 11.69 billion | 69.59 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.23 billion | 88.98 billion | 227.31 billion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Nepal
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 25.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.318 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 488.48 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 25.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 492.54 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 520.2 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 519.87 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 24.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Nepal?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Nepal was 227.31 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 227.31 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.20 million in 1957.
- How does Nepal rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Nepal ranks 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 275.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.