Total reserves in months of imports in Nepal
Nepal: Total reserves in months of imports was 12.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Nepal, 1976–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves in months of imports in Nepal stood at 12.97. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Nepal peaked at 12.97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 1985.
Nepal ranks 10th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.77 | — |
| 1977 | 9.11 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 7.66 | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 8.59 | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 7.8 | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 6.84 | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 6.52 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 4.1 | -37.1% |
| 1984 | 3.04 | -25.9% |
| 1985 | 2.25 | -26.2% |
| 1986 | 3.16 | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 4.64 | +46.8% |
| 1988 | 4.09 | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 4.51 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 5.03 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 5.65 | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 6.26 | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 7.41 | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 6.07 | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 4.67 | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 4.26 | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 4.14 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 6.57 | +58.8% |
| 1999 | 6.15 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 6.49 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 7.37 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 7.41 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.71 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.74 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7 | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 7.67 | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 6.46 | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 6.62 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.57 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.01 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 6.74 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 7.61 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 8.57 | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 8.44 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.53 | +48.6% |
| 2016 | 10.29 | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 9.35 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.61 | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 7.46 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 12.48 | +67.3% |
| 2021 | 6.72 | -46.1% |
| 2022 | 7.12 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 10.42 | +46.3% |
| 2024 | 12.97 | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.53 | 7.66 | 9.11 | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.7 | 2.25 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.62 | 4.14 | 7.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.07 | 6.46 | 7.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 | 6.01 | 12.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.94 | 6.72 | 12.97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More financial sector data for Nepal
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 24.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Nepal?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Nepal was 12.97 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 1985.
- How does Nepal rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Nepal ranks 10th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].