Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -19.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Nepal, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded -19.4% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Nepal peaked at -12.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -21.7%, in 2019.
Nepal ranks 49th of 162 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.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -14.6% | — |
| 2010 | -15.6% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | -13.9% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | -13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | -12.7% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | -13.6% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | -14.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | -14.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | -16.9% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | -20.2% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | -21.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | -20.2% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | -19.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -14.6% | -14.6% | -14.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | -15.7% | -21.7% | -12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -19.8% | -20.2% | -19.4% | 2 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 18,479 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 22.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 104.75 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Nepal?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Nepal was -19.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was -12.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.7% in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 49th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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