SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita was 4.82 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 4.82 units per person for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 328.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Nepal peaked at 7.26 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 146th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, US dollar, 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 | 0.0914 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1847 units per person | +102.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2008 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1994 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1865 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1729 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1592 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1045 units per person | -34.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1492 units per person | +42.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0082 units per person | -94.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0535 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0113 units per person | -78.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 units per person | -59.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 units per person | -58.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 units per person | +81.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 units per person | +30.0% |
| 1989 | 0.009 units per person | +77.4% |
| 1990 | 0.008 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 units per person | -46.6% |
| 1992 | 0.008 units per person | +86.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 units per person | -78.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 units per person | +252.6% |
| 1995 | 0.001 units per person | -83.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | -52.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 units per person | +914.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per person | -77.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0129 units per person | +1109.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | -94.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 units per person | +404.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | -80.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 units per person | +4347.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3718 units per person | +1089.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3339 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3396 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3382 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3086 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 3.68 units per person | +1091.0% |
| 2010 | 3.43 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.24 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.86 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3 units per person | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 1.71 units per person | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 units per person | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 units per person | -99.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2094 units per person | +6117.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0968 units per person | -53.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0663 units per person | -31.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1238 units per person | +86.7% |
| 2021 | 7.26 units per person | +5760.6% |
| 2022 | 6.67 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 6.3 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 5.7 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 4.82 units per person | -15.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 4.82 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.46 units per person, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 4.82 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.83 units per person, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, US dollar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +6117.4% | 0.0034 units per person | 0.2094 units per person |
| 2021 | +5760.6% | 0.1238 units per person | 7.26 units per person |
| 2003 | +4347.1% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0313 units per person |
| 1999 | +1109.4% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0129 units per person |
| 2004 | +1089.8% | 0.0313 units per person | 0.3718 units per person |
| 2009 | +1091.0% | 0.3086 units per person | 3.68 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 | 0.1449 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.2008 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0101 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0535 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5404 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 3.68 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 3.43 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 units per person | 0.1238 units per person | 7.26 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 143 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.17 units per person compare
- 144 Djibouti 5.33 units per person compare
- 145 Haiti 5.08 units per person compare
- 147 Antigua and Barbuda 3.64 units per person compare
- 148 Dominican Republic 3.44 units per person compare
- 149 Eswatini 3.28 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, 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 6.52 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Nepal?
- Sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Nepal was 4.82 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.7%. 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, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.