Adjusted savings: gross savings in Nepal
Nepal: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 32.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Nepal, 1976–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 32.5% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Nepal peaked at 42.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1990.
That places Nepal 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15.3% | — |
| 1977 | 17.4% | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 17.2% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 16.8% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | -22.1% |
| 1991 | 11.7% | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +50.4% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 15.3% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 13.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 10.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 18.5% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 29.4% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.4% | 32.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 30 Sri Lanka 33.1% compare
- 31 Cape Verde 33.0% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 32.8% compare
- 34 Kiribati 31.7% compare
- 35 Macau, China 31.4% compare
- 36 Malta 31.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3082 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 473.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -6.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 29.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 45,126 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Nepal?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Nepal was 32.5% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Nepal ranks 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.