Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 4.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Nepal, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 4.6% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 175.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Nepal peaked at 4.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
That places Nepal 52nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.7% | — |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +111.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +54.5% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +22.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 4.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 4.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.3%, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Nepal?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Nepal was 4.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Nepal ranks 52nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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