Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Nepal
Nepal: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 8 in 2011. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Nepal, 1974β2011
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Nepal is 8, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Nepal peaked at 17 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 6.77, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 87th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.17 | 12 | 14 | 6 |
| 1980s | 15.52 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.31 | 11.33 | 14.54 | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.99 | 6.77 | 9.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More financial sector data for Nepal
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 90.4% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.97 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Broad money 131.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 139.12 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -364,699 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Nepal?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Nepal was 8 in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 1983.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.77 in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Nepal ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2011.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.