Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Nepal
Nepal: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.66 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Nepal, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Nepal is 2.66, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 259.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Nepal peaked at 12.09 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2225, in 2014.
Nepal ranks 60th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.29 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 6.74 | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 8.48 | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 9.23 | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 7.73 | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 6.14 | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 8.59 | +39.9% |
| 1996 | 12.09 | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 6.79 | -43.9% |
| 1998 | 2.8 | -58.7% |
| 1999 | 2.94 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 5.29 | +79.8% |
| 2001 | 4.71 | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 4.34 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.55 | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 1.95 | -45.2% |
| 2005 | 2.97 | +52.6% |
| 2006 | 2.73 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.68 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.03 | +87.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.91 | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 5.74 | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7227 | -87.4% |
| 2013 | 1.65 | +128.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2225 | -86.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7405 | +232.8% |
| 2016 | 1.18 | +59.0% |
| 2017 | 1.57 | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 3.65 | +132.1% |
| 2019 | 3.32 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.88 | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 3.06 | +62.6% |
| 2022 | 8.76 | +185.9% |
| 2023 | 7.46 | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 3.01 | -59.6% |
| 2025 | 2.66 | -11.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 2.66 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.59, 31% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +232.8% | 0.2225 | 0.7405 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.03 | 5 | 5.29 | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.15 | 2.8 | 12.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 | 1.95 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 | 0.2225 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.47 | 1.88 | 8.76 | 6 |
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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Nepal?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Nepal was 2.66 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.09 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2225 in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.4%. 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 Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.