Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Nepal
Nepal: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 90.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, monetary sector credit to private sector in Nepal stood at 90.5%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Nepal peaked at 103.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.0% | — |
| 1961 | 1.2% | +17.3% |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | +21.4% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +26.3% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | +15.3% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +18.8% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +36.3% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -17.8% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +32.1% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | +33.6% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 8.1% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 103.7% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 90.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 12.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 22.9% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 46.4% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 88.4% | 103.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 sector credit to private sector in Nepal?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Nepal was 90.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 103.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Nepal ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.