Provisions to nonperforming loans in Nepal
Nepal: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 70.2% in 2020. β¬ Flat
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Nepal, 2016β2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for provisions to nonperforming loans in Nepal is 70.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over five years.
Nepal ranks 52nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.9% | 68.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
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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 provisions to nonperforming loans in Nepal?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Nepal was 70.2% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Nepal ranks 52nd out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.