Foreign aid and investments received in Nepal
Nepal: Foreign aid and investments received was 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
60th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.78 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2020
All-time low
248.68 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Nepal peaked at 1.78 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2020 and was at its lowest, 248.68 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 60th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid and investments received in Nepal, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 330.61 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 429.01 million millions of current united states dollars | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 248.68 million millions of current united states dollars | -42.0% |
| 2003 | 451.00 million millions of current united states dollars | +81.4% |
| 2004 | 417.81 million millions of current united states dollars | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 397.08 million millions of current united states dollars | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 439.16 million millions of current united states dollars | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 552.17 million millions of current united states dollars | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 607.71 million millions of current united states dollars | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 692.12 million millions of current united states dollars | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 618.44 million millions of current united states dollars | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 733.76 million millions of current united states dollars | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 851.42 million millions of current united states dollars | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 1.00 billion millions of current united states dollars | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 888.38 million millions of current united states dollars | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 billion millions of current united states dollars | +36.8% |
| 2016 | 1.07 billion millions of current united states dollars | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 billion millions of current united states dollars | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.41 billion millions of current united states dollars | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.78 billion millions of current united states dollars | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 1.67 billion millions of current united states dollars | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.29 billion millions of current united states dollars | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 1.28 billion millions of current united states dollars | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars | +3.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 884.39 million millions of current united states dollars, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.29 billion millions of current united states dollars, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 456.54 million millions of current united states dollars | 248.68 million millions of current united states dollars | 692.12 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 billion millions of current united states dollars | 618.44 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.48 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 billion millions of current united states dollars | 1.28 billion millions of current united states dollars | 1.78 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 57 Moldova 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
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- 59 Haiti 1.34 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 61 Croatia 1.31 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 62 Georgia 1.31 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 63 Cameroon 1.31 billion millions of current united states dollars 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 4.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -19.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 3.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Nepal?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Nepal was 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 248.68 million millions of current united states dollars in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).