Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Nepal
Nepal: Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum was 5.75 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Nepal, 1977–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 5.75 for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Nepal peaked at 15 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2020.
That places Nepal 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 1980s | 12.8 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.56 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 | 5 | 8.5 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Nepal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 258,878 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 168.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 8.99 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 819.06 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 14.47 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 14.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 15.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 15.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 519.83 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Nepal?
- Monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Nepal was 5.75 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 1982.
- What is the lowest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum?
- Nepal ranks 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Monetary policy-related, 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.