Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Nepal

Current account balance in Nepal in 2031 — -4%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2031 -4% −1 pp vs 2030
World rank 135of 188
Period maximum 6.9%2026
Period minimum -12.6%2022

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Nepal, 1980–2031-15-10-5051019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -5%1981: -3.9%1982: -7%1983: -7.9%1984: -7.7%1985: -5.3%1986: -3.6%1987: -3.8%1988: -5.3%1989: -6.2%1990: -6.6%1991: -6.7%1992: -5.1%1993: -4.6%1994: -5.2%1995: -1.9%1996: -4.4%1997: -0.6%1998: -0.8%1999: 3.5%2000: 5.6%2001: 6.7%2002: 3.4%2003: 2.1%2004: 2.4%2005: 1.8%2006: 1.9%2007: -0.1%2008: 2.4%2009: 3.7%2010: -2.1%2011: -0.8%2012: 4.2%2013: 2.9%2014: 4%2015: 4.4%2016: 5.5%2017: -0.3%2018: -7.1%2019: -6.9%2020: -1%2021: -7.7%2022: -12.6%2023: -0.9%2024: 3.9%2025: 6.7%2026: 6.9%2027: 2%2028: -0.3%2029: -1.7%2030: -3%2031: -4%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal -4%
World computed 0.28%
South Asia computed -1.96%
Southern Asia computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -4 −1 pp
2030 -3 −1.3 pp
2029 -1.7 −1.4 pp
2028 -0.3 −2.3 pp
2027 2 −4.9 pp
2026 6.9 +0.2 pp
2025 6.7 +2.8 pp
2024 3.9 +4.8 pp
2023 -0.9 +11.7 pp
2022 -12.6 −4.9 pp
2021 -7.7 −6.7 pp
2020 -1 +5.9 pp
2019 -6.9 +0.2 pp
2018 -7.1 −6.8 pp
2017 -0.3 −5.8 pp
2016 5.5 +1.1 pp
2015 4.4 +0.4 pp
2014 4 +1.1 pp
2013 2.9 −1.3 pp
2012 4.2 +5 pp
2011 -0.8 +1.3 pp
2010 -2.1 −5.8 pp
2009 3.7 +1.3 pp
2008 2.4 +2.5 pp
2007 -0.1 −2 pp
2006 1.9 +0.1 pp
2005 1.8 −0.6 pp
2004 2.4 +0.3 pp
2003 2.1 −1.3 pp
2002 3.4 −3.3 pp
2001 6.7 +1.1 pp
2000 5.6 +2.1 pp
1999 3.5 +4.3 pp
1998 -0.8 −0.2 pp
1997 -0.6 +3.8 pp
1996 -4.4 −2.5 pp
1995 -1.9 +3.3 pp
1994 -5.2 −0.6 pp
1993 -4.6 +0.5 pp
1992 -5.1 +1.6 pp
1991 -6.7 −0.1 pp
1990 -6.6 −0.4 pp
1989 -6.2 −0.9 pp
1988 -5.3 −1.5 pp
1987 -3.8 −0.2 pp
1986 -3.6 +1.7 pp
1985 -5.3 +2.4 pp
1984 -7.7 +0.2 pp
1983 -7.9 −0.9 pp
1982 -7 −3.1 pp
1981 -3.9 +1.1 pp
1980 -5

Southern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.