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Government debt in Nepal

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Nepal's government debt is 47.40 % — #50 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

47.40%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.5 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Nepal over time

53.00 %39.00 %25.00 %53.00 % · 200325.00 % · 20162000: 50.80 %2001: 50.80 %2002: 51.80 %2003: 53.00 %2004: 51.30 %2005: 45.10 %2006: 42.90 %2007: 37.90 %2008: 36.80 %2009: 39.50 %2010: 35.40 %2011: 32.40 %2012: 34.50 %2013: 31.90 %2014: 27.60 %2015: 25.70 %2016: 25.00 %2017: 25.00 %2018: 31.10 %2019: 34.00 %2020: 43.30 %2021: 43.30 %2022: 42.70 %2023: 47.00 %2024: 47.90 %2025: 47.40 %20002012202547.40 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#50 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
60 %
75 of 125 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.50 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
5.60 pp
peak 53.00 % in 2003
Full series
▼ 3.40 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #21 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −7.30 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Nepal: ahead of 60 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtNepal 47.40 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Nepal is ahead of 60 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Nepal
48 Armenia46.90 %−0.50 pp
49 Latvia46.90 %−0.50 pp
50 Nepal47.40 %—
51 Madagascar47.70 %+0.30 pp
52 Ghana48.80 %+1.40 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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