Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita was 18.11 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Nepal, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 18.11 TDS, current US$ per person for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 119.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Nepal peaked at 18.11 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Nepal 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.218 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0283 TDS, current US$ per person | -87.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0338 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0476 TDS, current US$ per person | +40.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0698 TDS, current US$ per person | +46.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1325 TDS, current US$ per person | +89.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1334 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.32 TDS, current US$ per person | +140.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8658 TDS, current US$ per person | +170.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4287 TDS, current US$ per person | -50.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5016 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7257 TDS, current US$ per person | +44.7% |
| 1982 | 1.12 TDS, current US$ per person | +53.9% |
| 1983 | 1.17 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 1.12 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 1.3 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 1.53 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 1.91 TDS, current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 2.57 TDS, current US$ per person | +34.9% |
| 1989 | 3.26 TDS, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1990 | 3.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 3.15 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 3.09 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.12 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.64 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 3.81 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 3.45 TDS, current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 3.98 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 3.73 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 4.48 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 4.19 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 3.8 TDS, current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 4.04 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 4.5 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 4.56 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.57 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.34 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.07 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 6.88 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 7.18 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 8.11 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 8.03 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.24 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.13 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.56 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 9.06 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 8.7 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.96 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 9.6 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 9.96 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 11.47 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 15.73 TDS, current US$ per person | +37.1% |
| 2024 | 18.11 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2278 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0283 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.8658 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.5016 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.26 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.09 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.48 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.91 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.8 TDS, current US$ per person | 6.5 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.29 TDS, current US$ per person | 6.88 TDS, current US$ per person | 9.96 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.97 TDS, current US$ per person | 9.6 TDS, current US$ per person | 18.11 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 98 Liberia 24.64 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 22.17 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 18.6 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 102 Chad 18.03 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 17.8 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 104 Guinea-Bissau 17.79 TDS, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Nepal
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 35.17 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.19 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 76.74 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 289.55 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 9.77 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0067 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,245 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Nepal?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Nepal was 18.11 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 TDS, current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Nepal ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.8%. 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 Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.