Indicator
Central government debt
केन्द्रीय सरकारी ऋण
Total outstanding central government debt, as a share of GDP.
Latest value
39.9% of GDP
2021
Unit
Percent of GDP
Aggregation
Not additive
Summing or unweighted averaging this across places gives a wrong answer.
Change over time
23 annual observations, 1990–2021.
View data table
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2010 | 34 |
| 2008 | 44 |
| 2007 | 43 |
| 2006 | 50 |
| 2005 | 52 |
| 2004 | 59 |
| 2003 | 63 |
| 2002 | 64 |
| 2001 | 59 |
| 2000 | 65 |
| 1999 | 64 |
| 1998 | 66 |
| 1997 | 60 |
| 1996 | 65 |
| 1995 | 66 |
| 1994 | 67 |
| 1993 | 64 |
| 1992 | 62 |
| 1991 | 65 |
| 1990 | 53 |
Geographic coverage
This indicator is published for Nepal as a whole. No provincial or district breakdown is available from the source.
Notes on interpretation
A share. Not additive. Nepal's debt reporting to this series lags several years; the latest published figure is for 2021, not the current year.
Related indicators
In Government & Budgets.
Sources & methodology
United Nations Population Fund (2023) · Election Commission Nepal (2026) · National Statistics Office (2021) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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