Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Nepal
Nepal: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Nepal, 1971–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
In 2024, multilateral debt service in Nepal stood at 80.4%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Nepal peaked at 89.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1971.
That places Nepal 13th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.8% | — |
| 1972 | 10.5% | +276.6% |
| 1973 | 14.1% | +34.4% |
| 1974 | 37.5% | +166.4% |
| 1975 | 58.4% | +55.7% |
| 1976 | 54.1% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 83.0% | +73.4% |
| 1979 | 85.9% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 75.7% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 64.8% | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 68.1% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 44.4% | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 53.6% | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | -3.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 80.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.3%, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 80.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 38.5%, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +276.6% | 2.8% | 10.5% |
| 1974 | +166.4% | 14.1% | 37.5% |
| 1978 | +73.4% | 47.9% | 83.0% |
| 1975 | +55.7% | 37.5% | 58.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 2.8% | 85.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 33.5% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 38.5% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 62.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 77.3% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 80.1% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 11 Ukraine 83.3% compare
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 82.3% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.4% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 78.0% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 77.2% 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 multilateral debt service in Nepal?
- Multilateral debt service in Nepal was 80.4% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for multilateral debt service?
- Nepal ranks 13th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.