External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Nepal
Nepal: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 14.26 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Nepal, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 14.26 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Nepal peaked at 15.04 DOD, current US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2669 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1992.
That places Nepal 96th 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.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.59 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 1.08 DOD, current US$ per person | -32.0% |
| 1979 | 0.79 DOD, current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4501 DOD, current US$ per person | -43.0% |
| 1981 | 1.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +207.0% |
| 1982 | 2.39 DOD, current US$ per person | +73.2% |
| 1983 | 4.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +100.3% |
| 1984 | 1.4 DOD, current US$ per person | -70.7% |
| 1985 | 1.32 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 1.2 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 1.15 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.37 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 1.11 DOD, current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 1990 | 1.24 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 1.27 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2669 DOD, current US$ per person | -78.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9777 DOD, current US$ per person | +266.3% |
| 1994 | 2.89 DOD, current US$ per person | +195.1% |
| 1995 | 1.03 DOD, current US$ per person | -64.4% |
| 1996 | 1.13 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 1.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.76 DOD, current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 2000 | 1.18 DOD, current US$ per person | -33.0% |
| 2001 | 2.16 DOD, current US$ per person | +83.2% |
| 2002 | 1.58 DOD, current US$ per person | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 2.14 DOD, current US$ per person | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 1.38 DOD, current US$ per person | -35.4% |
| 2005 | 1.79 DOD, current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 3.05 DOD, current US$ per person | +70.7% |
| 2007 | 2.05 DOD, current US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 2.11 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.62 DOD, current US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 2.23 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 2011 | 3.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1 DOD, current US$ per person | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 9.05 DOD, current US$ per person | +120.4% |
| 2014 | 12.03 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 12.56 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 13.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 15.04 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 8.96 DOD, current US$ per person | -40.4% |
| 2019 | 14.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +58.2% |
| 2020 | 12.45 DOD, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 11.37 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 10.83 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 14.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 2024 | 14.26 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 14.26 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.26 DOD, current US$ per person, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 14.26 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 85.39 DOD, current US$ per person, 17% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +266.3% | 0.2669 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.9777 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.59 DOD, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.66 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.4501 DOD, current US$ per person | 4.79 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.2669 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.89 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.18 DOD, current US$ per person | 3.05 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.23 DOD, current US$ per person | 15.04 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.59 DOD, current US$ per person | 10.83 DOD, current US$ per person | 14.26 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 93 Sierra Leone 20.12 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 94 Togo 17.38 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 95 Iraq 15.77 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 97 Eritrea 13.14 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 98 Yemen 12.58 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 11.45 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Nepal
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,245 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 836.48 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 9.81 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 10.49 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 546.96 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Nepal?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Nepal was 14.26 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.04 DOD, current US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2669 DOD, current US$ per person in 1992.
- How does Nepal rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Nepal ranks 96th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.