Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Nepal

Budget balance in Nepal in 2031 — -3%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 188. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.5 pp.

2031 -3% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 117of 188
Period maximum 1.6%2013
Period minimum -7.5%2020

Trend over time

2000–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Nepal, 2000–2031-7.5-5-2.502.52000200420082012201620202024202820312000: -1.5%2001: -2.4%2002: -2.5%2003: -0.3%2004: -0.1%2005: 0.2%2006: 0.2%2007: -0.7%2008: -0.3%2009: -2.2%2010: -0.7%2011: -0.7%2012: -1.2%2013: 1.6%2014: 1.4%2015: 0.5%2016: 1.2%2017: -2.7%2018: -5.8%2019: -4.3%2020: -7.5%2021: -4%2022: -3.1%2023: -5.8%2024: -2.5%2025: -1.9%2026: -2.5%2027: -3.3%2028: -3.2%2029: -3.1%2030: -3%2031: -3%
Change over the period: −1.5 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Nepal -3%
World computed -4.85%
South Asia computed -6.48%
Southern Asia computed -6.35%
Budget balance — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3 +0 pp
2030 -3 +0.1 pp
2029 -3.1 +0.1 pp
2028 -3.2 +0.1 pp
2027 -3.3 −0.8 pp
2026 -2.5 −0.6 pp
2025 -1.9 +0.6 pp
2024 -2.5 +3.3 pp
2023 -5.8 −2.7 pp
2022 -3.1 +0.9 pp
2021 -4 +3.5 pp
2020 -7.5 −3.2 pp
2019 -4.3 +1.5 pp
2018 -5.8 −3.1 pp
2017 -2.7 −3.9 pp
2016 1.2 +0.7 pp
2015 0.5 −0.9 pp
2014 1.4 −0.2 pp
2013 1.6 +2.8 pp
2012 -1.2 −0.5 pp
2011 -0.7 +0 pp
2010 -0.7 +1.5 pp
2009 -2.2 −1.9 pp
2008 -0.3 +0.4 pp
2007 -0.7 −0.9 pp
2006 0.2 +0 pp
2005 0.2 +0.3 pp
2004 -0.1 +0.2 pp
2003 -0.3 +2.2 pp
2002 -2.5 −0.1 pp
2001 -2.4 −0.9 pp
2000 -1.5

Southern Asia, 2031

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

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

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