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.
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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More public sector data for Nepal
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Tax revenue 13.9% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.7% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 38.0% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.4% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.9% (2023)
- Interest payments 8.0% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 17.8% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.0% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 14.1% (2021)
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.