Nepal: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Nepal's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) rose 6.7% on 2020 (from US$8.94 billion to US$9.53 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +12.6% and a typical year strayed about 18.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 55.4% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 28.4% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$416.32 million a year. A straight line explains 40% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Nepal had the 49th highest value of the 121 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Nepal in the 2021 ranking

• Luxembourg — 45th of 121: US$12.18 billion
• Panama — 46th of 121: US$11.55 billion
• Costa Rica — 47th of 121: US$10.25 billion
• Kenya — 49th of 121: US$8.83 billion
• Belarus — 50th of 121: US$8.75 billion
• Angola — 51st of 121: US$8.72 billion

What this measures

Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 32 values

Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — US$143.71 billion (2021)
• Bhutan — US$331.25 million (2021)
• India — US$518.6 billion (2021)
• Sri Lanka — US$21.31 billion (2020)

More economic policy & debt data for Nepal

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$21.1 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$19.98 billion (2025)
• Services, value added (current US$) — US$24.73 billion (2025)
• Services, value added (current LCU) — 3.37 trillion (2025)
• Services, value added (% of GDP) — 54.37% (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$40.02 billion (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 5.45 trillion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$45.49 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 6.2 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$36.54 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Nepal's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$)?

US$9.53 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 2,443% from US$374.82 million in 1990 (11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$12.47 billion in 2019 and the lowest US$374.82 million in 1990.

How does Nepal rank?

49th highest of 121 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Nepal?

In 2021, Nepal's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) rose 6.7% on 2020 (from US$8.94 billion to US$9.53 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +12.6% and a typical year strayed about 18.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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