Interest payments in Nepal
Nepal: Interest payments was 4.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Nepal, 2004–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, interest payments in Nepal stood at 4.1%.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Nepal peaked at 8.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.
Nepal ranks 99th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Interest payments in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.4% | — |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +34.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +23.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 4.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 41% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 4.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 16.0%, 26% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Nepal?
- Interest payments in Nepal was 4.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for interest payments?
- Nepal ranks 99th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.