How does Nepal rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?

Nepal ranks 54th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.

Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 191.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Nepal

Name: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Nepal
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Nepal: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 51.7%

World rank

54th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0359 SDR per US$ of GDP

in 1980

All-time low

0 SDR per US$ of GDP

in 2006

Years of data

1960–2025

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Nepal, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.7% on the previous year and up 191.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Nepal peaked at 0.0359 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 2006.

That places Nepal 54th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Nepal, 1960 to 2025.
Year	SDR per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0035 SDR per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1962	0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1963	0.0061 SDR per US$ of GDP	+91.3%
1964	0.0062 SDR per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1965	0.0042 SDR per US$ of GDP	-32.5%
1966	0.0036 SDR per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1967	0.0039 SDR per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1968	0.0144 SDR per US$ of GDP	+266.8%
1969	0.0104 SDR per US$ of GDP	-27.7%
1970	0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP	-39.0%
1971	0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1972	0.0079 SDR per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
1973	0.0125 SDR per US$ of GDP	+57.1%
1974	0.0163 SDR per US$ of GDP	+30.7%
1975	0.0099 SDR per US$ of GDP	-39.2%
1976	0.0104 SDR per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1977	0.013 SDR per US$ of GDP	+25.6%
1978	0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
1979	0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP	+97.7%
1980	0.0359 SDR per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
1981	0.0227 SDR per US$ of GDP	-36.8%
1982	0.0262 SDR per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
1983	0.0225 SDR per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1984	0.0184 SDR per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
1985	0.0172 SDR per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1986	0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1987	0.0175 SDR per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1988	0.0133 SDR per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
1989	0.0132 SDR per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1990	0.0114 SDR per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1991	0.0096 SDR per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1992	0.0109 SDR per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1993	0.0119 SDR per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1994	0.0099 SDR per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1995	0.009 SDR per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1996	0.0087 SDR per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1997	0.0067 SDR per US$ of GDP	-23.0%
1998	0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1999	0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2000	0.0059 SDR per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2001	0.0056 SDR per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2002	0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2003	0.0068 SDR per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2004	0.0059 SDR per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2005	0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2006	0 SDR per US$ of GDP	-100.0%
2007	0 SDR per US$ of GDP	—
2008	0 SDR per US$ of GDP	—
2009	0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP	—
2010	0.0027 SDR per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2011	0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
2012	0.0033 SDR per US$ of GDP	+54.0%
2013	0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
2014	0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP	+39.3%
2015	0.0062 SDR per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2016	0.0072 SDR per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
2017	0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2018	0.0058 SDR per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2019	0.0067 SDR per US$ of GDP	+15.8%
2020	0.0081 SDR per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
2021	0.009 SDR per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2022	0.0085 SDR per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2023	0.0096 SDR per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2024	0.0119 SDR per US$ of GDP	+23.4%
2025	0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP	+51.7%

Nepal compared with similar countries

Nepal's 0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0058 SDR per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Nepal's 0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP, 3.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1968	+266.8%	0.0039 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0144 SDR per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0059 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0144 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.013 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0204 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0132 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0359 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0091 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0119 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0039 SDR per US$ of GDP	0 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0068 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0072 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0109 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0081 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Nepal

51 Sweden 0.0193 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
52 Georgia 0.0192 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
53 Czechia 0.0188 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
55 Pakistan 0.0163 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
56 Guinea 0.0162 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
57 Spain 0.0151 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Nepal?: Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Nepal was 0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.0359 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1980.
What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2006.
How does Nepal rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?: Nepal ranks 54th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 191.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit: SDR per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,545 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.