Nepal's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) was US$187.76 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7,665% from US$2.42 million in 2014 (54.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$187.76 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$203.73 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.42 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$397.88 million | 2020 |
| Lowest | −US$36.73 million | 2012 |
| Average since 2015 | US$186.17 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$109,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Nepal's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) fell US$167.19 million on 2023 (from US$354.95 million to US$187.76 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$9.88 million and a typical year strayed about US$75.32 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$210.99 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$237.49 million in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$20.94 million a year. A straight line explains 32% 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 2024, Nepal had the 5th highest value of the 85 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | US$187.76 million | 2024 |
| South Asia | US$1.04 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$1.47 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Nepal in the 2024 ranking
- Bangladesh — 2nd of 85: US$368 million
- Uzbekistan — 3rd of 85: US$330.67 million
- Cambodia — 4th of 85: US$233.2 million
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6th of 85: US$92.31 million
- Mongolia — 7th of 85: US$67.51 million
- Tanzania — 8th of 85: US$65.58 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 187,762,000 |
| 2023 | 354,948,000 |
| 2022 | 143,959,000 |
| 2021 | 160,392,000 |
| 2020 | 397,878,000 |
| 2019 | 203,725,000 |
| 2018 | 136,275,000 |
| 2017 | 159,178,000 |
| 2016 | 74,536,000 |
| 2015 | 43,037,000 |
Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$368 million (2024)
- Bhutan — US$56.67 million (2024)
- Maldives — US$7.94 million (2024)
- Sri Lanka — US$419.76 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Nepal
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$36.54 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Nepal's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$)?
- US$187.76 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 172,159% from US$109,000 in 1970 (14.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$397.88 million in 2020 and the lowest −US$36.73 million in 2012.
- How does Nepal rank?
- 5th highest of 85 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Nepal?
- In 2024, Nepal's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) fell US$167.19 million on 2023 (from US$354.95 million to US$187.76 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$9.88 million and a typical year strayed about US$75.32 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.RDBC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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