Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nepal
Nepal: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 19.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nepal, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nepal is 19.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nepal peaked at 46.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2013.
That places Nepal 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.4% | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 26.2% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 17.9% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 23.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 146 New Zealand 20.4% compare
- 147 Saudi Arabia 20.4% compare
- 148 South Korea 20.4% compare
- 150 Chile 19.1% compare
- 150 Ecuador 19.1% compare
- 152 China 18.9% compare
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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nepal?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nepal was 19.7% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Nepal ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.