SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 3.52 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Nepal is 3.52 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and up 333.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Nepal peaked at 5.19 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Nepal 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0842 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1701 units per person | +102.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1665 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1629 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1593 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1488 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.131 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0802 units per person | -38.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1132 units per person | +41.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 units per person | -94.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0485 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0108 units per person | -77.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 units per person | -56.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per person | -63.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 units per person | +63.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 units per person | +37.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 units per person | +81.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 units per person | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.003 units per person | -46.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 units per person | +94.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 units per person | -78.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 units per person | +231.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per person | -84.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | -51.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 units per person | +981.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 units per person | -78.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 units per person | +1140.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | -94.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per person | +423.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | -81.8% |
| 2003 | 0.021 units per person | +3968.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2394 units per person | +1038.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2336 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2258 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.214 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2004 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 2.34 units per person | +1070.2% |
| 2010 | 2.23 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.11 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.86 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 1.49 units per person | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 1.18 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.812 units per person | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per person | -99.7% |
| 2017 | 0.147 units per person | +5769.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0696 units per person | -52.7% |
| 2019 | 0.048 units per person | -31.1% |
| 2020 | 0.086 units per person | +79.3% |
| 2021 | 5.19 units per person | +5931.0% |
| 2022 | 5.01 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.7 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 4.37 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 3.52 units per person | -19.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 3.52 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.37 units per person, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 3.52 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.44 units per person, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +5931.0% | 0.086 units per person | 5.19 units per person |
| 2017 | +5769.0% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.147 units per person |
| 2003 | +3968.7% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.021 units per person |
| 1999 | +1140.7% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0094 units per person |
| 2009 | +1070.2% | 0.2004 units per person | 2.34 units per person |
| 2004 | +1038.4% | 0.021 units per person | 0.2394 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1216 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.1701 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0485 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3483 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 2.34 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9943 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 2.23 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 units per person | 0.086 units per person | 5.19 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 143 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.5 units per person compare
- 144 Djibouti 3.89 units per person compare
- 145 Haiti 3.71 units per person compare
- 147 Antigua and Barbuda 2.65 units per person compare
- 148 Dominican Republic 2.51 units per person compare
- 149 Eswatini 2.4 units per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 6.52 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Nepal?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Nepal was 3.52 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.