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Country Information - Nepal - SAARCFINANCE - Reserve Bank of India
Nepal's Economy at a Glance
Updated as on 05, 2018
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS - Nepal Rastra Bank | ||||||||||||||
Indicator | Unit | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 P |
I. Real Sector | ||||||||||||||
Per Capita GDP | US$ | 328 | 350 | 410 | 491 | 497 | 610 | 714 | 702 | 708 | 725 | 766 | 746 | 853 |
Real GDP Growth (at producers price) | % | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
GDP (Market Price) | Billion US$ | 8.3 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 20 | 21.31 | 21.13 | 24.47 |
Agriculture | % of GDP | 35.2 | 33.6 | 32.5 | 31.7 | 33.0 | 35.4 | 37.1 | 35.2 | 33.9 | 32.6 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 30.0 |
Industry | % of GDP | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14 | 14.0 |
Services | % of GDP | 47.7 | 49.7 | 50.9 | 51.5 | 51.2 | 49.5 | 48.0 | 49.8 | 51.0 | 51.5 | 53.3 | 54.3 | 56.0 |
Investment | % of GDP | 26.5 | 26.9 | 28.7 | 30.3 | 31.7 | 38.3 | 38.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 41 | 39.1 | 33.7 | 42.5 |
National Savings | % of GDP | 28.4 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 33.2 | 35.9 | 35.9 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 40.7 | 45.7 | 43.9 | 40 | 43.8 |
Headline Inflation | % | 4.5 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 4.5 |
- Food Inflation | % | 4.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 16.7 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 1.9 |
- Non-Food Inflation | % | 5.1 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 6.5 |
II. Fiscal Sector | ||||||||||||||
Revenue Collection | Billion US$ | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.66 | 1.87 | 2.40 | 2.75 | 3.03 | 3.40 | 3.63 | 4.08 | 4.54 | 5.74 |
Fiscal Deficit (excluding grants) | % of GDP | -5.5 | -5.9 | -6.3 | -6.59 | -7.71 | -6.69 | -6.99 | -6.19 | -3.28 | -2.58 | -2.18 | -2.7 | -4.24 |
Fiscal Deficit (including grants) | % of GDP | -3.1 | -3.8 | -4.1 | -4.10 | -5.04 | -3.45 | -3.63 | -1.50 | -1.84 | -0.71 | -2.20 | -2.2 | -4.8 |
Public Debt* | % of GDP | 53.3 | 51.6 | 45.7 | 46.10 | 40.80 | 33.90 | 32.50 | 34.30 | 32.20 | 28.20 | 25.4 | 27.7 | 26.8 |
- of which foreign currency | % of GDP | 37.3 | 35.8 | 29.8 | 30.60 | 27.90 | 21.50 | 19.00 | 20.20 | 19.70 | 17.70 | 16.10 | 17.3 | 15.9 |
- domestic debt# | % of GDP | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.40 | 15.00 | 12.40 | 13.50 | 14.00 | 12.50 | 10.50 | 9.2 | 10.40 | 10.9 |
- debt servicing^ | % of total revenue | 28.2 | 28.3 | 26.1 | 21.15 | 18.81 | 15.96 | 15.10 | 14.45 | 16.51 | 15.12 | 18.20 | 15.9 | 10.9 |
III. External Sector | ||||||||||||||
Exports (f.o.b) | Billion US$ | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.7 | 0.69 |
Imports (f.o.b.) | Billion US$ | 2.02 | 2.37 | 2.66 | 3.35 | 3.63 | 4.95 | 5.37 | 5.61 | 6.22 | 7.09 | 7.66 | 7.11 | 9.32 |
Trade Deficit | Billion US$ | -1.19 | -1.52 | -1.77 | -2.40 | -2.72 | -4.09 | -4.42 | -4.60 | -5.25 | -6.33 | -6.93 | -6.61 | -8.63 |
Remittances | Billion US$ | 0.91 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 2.19 | 2.73 | 3.13 | 3.51 | 4.41 | 4.93 | 5.53 | 6.2 | 6.25 | 6.55 |
Current Account Balance | Billion US$ | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 5.39 | -0.37 | -0.18 | 0.91 | 0.63 | 0.91 | 1.09 | 1.32 | -0.10 |
Current Account Balance | % of GDP | 1.91 | 2.27 | 0.45 | 3.02 | 4.19 | -2.36 | -0.94 | 4.50 | 3.40 | 4.57 | 5.11 | 6.24 | -0.39 |
Total Foreign Investment | Million US$ | 1.89 | -6.49 | 5.14 | 4.52 | 23.79 | 38.99 | 89.96 | 112.46 | 102.00 | 32.50 | 44.1 | 55.7 | 127.14 |
- Foreign Direct Investment | Million US$ | 1.89 | -6.49 | 5.14 | 4.52 | 23.79 | 38.99 | 89.96 | 112.46 | 102.00 | 32.50 | 44.1 | 55.7 | 127.14 |
- Portfolio Investment | Million US$ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
External Debt and Forex Liabilities | Billion US$ | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
External Debt and Forex Liabilities | % of forex earnings | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Short-term debt to GDP | % | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
External Debt Servicing Ratio | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Exchange Rate@ | Per US$ | 70.35 | 74.1 | 64.85 | 68.5 | 78.05 | 74.44 | 70.95 | 88.6 | 95 | 96.2 | 101.44 | 107.03 | 103.28 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves | Billion US$ | 1.85 | 2.23 | 2.55 | 2.64 | 3.67 | 3.61 | 3.83 | 4.96 | 5.61 | 6.94 | 8.15 | 9.74 | 10.16 |
IV. Monetary & Capital Market | ||||||||||||||
Monetary ** | ||||||||||||||
Growth Rate of M1 | y-o-y | 6.6 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 21.6 | 27.3 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 18.6 | 14.4 | 17.7 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 13.1 |
Growth Rate of M2 | y-o-y | 8.3 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 25.2 | 27.3 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 22.7 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 15.5 |
Growth Rate of M3 | y-o-y | 7.9 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 25.0 | 29.4 | 15.3 | 11.6 | 22.3 | 16.7 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 13.9 |
Weighted Avg Lending Rate | % | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12.4 | 12.1 | 10.55 | 9.62 | 8.86 | 11.33 |
Credit growth to Private Sector | y-o-y | 14.2 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 24.3 | 29.0 | 17.9 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 23.7 | 18.2 |
Capital Market | ||||||||||||||
Stock Market (Price Index) | 286.7 | 386.8 | 683.9 | 963.4 | 749.1 | 477.7 | 362.9 | 389.7 | 518.3 | 1036.1 | 961.2 | 1718.2 | 1582.7 | |
Market Capitalization (as leading stock mkt) | Domestic Currency in Billion | 61.4 | 96.8 | 186.3 | 366.2 | 512.9 | 376.9 | 323.5 | 368.3 | 514.5 | 1057.2 | 989.4 | 1890.13 | 1856.8 |
Market Capitalization (as leading stock mkt) | % of GDP | 10.4 | 14.8 | 25.6 | 44.9 | 51.9 | 31.6 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 30.4 | 54.4 | 46.6 | 84 | 71.4 |
Market Capitalization (as leading stock mkt) | Billion US$ | 0.856 | 1.344 | 2.654 | 5.658 | 6.698 | 5.077 | 4.489 | 4.563 | 5.869 | 10.793 | 9.939 | 16.05 | 17.48 |
V. Banking Sector Indicators | ||||||||||||||
Capital adequacy ratio | % | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7.2 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 12.92 | 11.52 | 14.07 |
Non performing loans | % | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.33 | 2.19 | 1.81 |
Profitability (R.O.E.) | % | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11.4 | 13.2 | 20.11 | 22.72 | 22.8 | 17.71 |
Profitability (R.O.A.) | % | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.24 | 1.44 | 1.59 | 1.70 | 1.86 | 1.82 |
1. Fiscal year in Nepal starts at mid - July | ||||||||||||||
2. Amount in Nepalese Rs. has been converted into US$ with the fiscal year's annual average exchange rate | ||||||||||||||
3. Fiscal Sector Data from FY 2009/10 has been reported as per Government Finance Statistics Manual(IMF), 2001 that may not be consistent with previous reporting. | ||||||||||||||
4. Foot Notes: | ||||||||||||||
* = Includes both gross domestic and external borrowing | ||||||||||||||
# = Gross domestic debt. | ||||||||||||||
^ = Includes both domestc and external debt servicing. | ||||||||||||||
@ = Represents the exchange rate of the last day of the fiscal year (middle of buying and selling) | ||||||||||||||
** = Including consolidated balance sheet of 'B' and 'C' lass Financial Institutions since July 2011. | ||||||||||||||
P= Provisional Figures |