Nepal - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Nepal was -0.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 10.04 in 2015, while its lowest value was -8.65 in 1994.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1976 1.28
1977 -0.11
1978 -1.60
1979 -0.61
1980 -2.00
1981 -0.84
1982 -3.57
1983 -5.95
1984 -3.69
1985 -4.64
1986 -4.18
1987 -4.17
1988 -7.78
1989 -6.90
1990 -7.97
1991 -7.76
1992 -5.33
1993 -6.08
1994 -8.65
1995 -8.10
1996 -7.22
1997 -7.89
1998 -1.38
1999 -1.56
2000 -2.38
2001 -2.74
2002 3.56
2003 2.85
2004 1.37
2005 1.88
2006 1.66
2007 0.05
2008 5.85
2009 0.17
2010 -0.80
2011 1.33
2012 2.66
2013 5.23
2014 2.18
2015 10.04
2016 -0.68
2017 -3.56
2018 -8.30
2019 -5.13
2020 -0.25

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments