Nepal - External Debt 2023
$10.0B
+$799.0M from 2022
Nepal's external debt was $10.0B in 2023, increased +$799.0M from $9.2B in 2022. This was the 51st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tonga | $196.5M | -6.4% |
| 2nd | Timor-Leste | $305.7M | 6.2% |
| 3rd | São Tomé and Principe | $318.5M | 11.0% |
| 4th | Comoros | $381.7M | 5.4% |
| 5th | Samoa | $432.5M | -8.1% |
| 6th | Vanuatu | $470.7M | 1.6% |
| 7th | Solomon Islands | $527.8M | 10.6% |
| 8th | Dominica | $592.2M | -1.2% |
| 9th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $698.5M | 11.8% |
| 10th | Eritrea | $725.9M | -0.2% |
| 11th | Grenada | $881.5M | 3.3% |
| 12th | Burundi | $1.0B | 9.2% |
| 13th | Central African Republic | $1.1B | 3.6% |
| 14th | St. Lucia | $1.1B | 19.5% |
| 15th | Eswatini | $1.2B | -1.6% |
| 16th | Gambia, The | $1.3B | 12.3% |
| 17th | Guinea-Bissau | $1.4B | 13.7% |
| 18th | Belize | $1.5B | 3.2% |
| 19th | Lesotho | $1.8B | -1.9% |
| 20th | Liberia | $2.1B | 9.6% |
| 21st | Botswana | $2.2B | 9.1% |
| 22nd | Sierra Leone | $2.4B | 0.1% |
| 23rd | Cabo Verde | $2.5B | 2.5% |
| 24th | Guyana | $3.0B | 42.6% |
| 25th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $3.1B | -24.4% |
| 26th | Haiti | $3.2B | 6.5% |
| 27th | Chad | $3.2B | -2.4% |
| 28th | Bhutan | $3.3B | 3.4% |
| 29th | Fiji | $3.3B | 12.0% |
| 30th | Afghanistan | $3.4B | 1.0% |
| 31st | Djibouti | $3.4B | 8.2% |
| 32nd | Togo | $3.4B | 4.8% |
| 33rd | Malawi | $3.6B | 7.9% |
| 34th | Turkmenistan | $3.9B | -15.7% |
| 35th | Maldives | $4.0B | 0.2% |
| 36th | Suriname | $4.0B | -3.5% |
| 37th | Kosovo | $4.2B | 15.9% |
| 38th | Mauritania | $4.6B | 0.6% |
| 39th | Syrian Arab Republic | $4.9B | 0.3% |
| 40th | Guinea | $5.2B | 5.3% |
| 41st | Niger | $5.6B | 3.4% |
| 42nd | Madagascar | $6.4B | 8.3% |
| 43rd | Mali | $6.5B | 3.8% |
| 44th | Tajikistan | $6.6B | -2.0% |
| 45th | Congo, Republic of | $6.9B | -6.3% |
| 46th | Yemen, Republic of | $7.3B | -0.9% |
| 47th | Algeria | $7.3B | 2.6% |
| 48th | Gabon | $7.6B | -5.2% |
| 49th | Montenegro | $8.7B | -1.6% |
| 50th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $9.9B | 4.7% |
| 51st | Nepal | $10.0B | 8.7% |
| 52nd | Kyrgyz Republic | $10.2B | 4.3% |
| 53rd | Burkina Faso | $10.5B | 5.8% |
| 54th | Moldova | $10.7B | 9.3% |
| 55th | Albania | $11.3B | 8.6% |
| 56th | Rwanda | $11.4B | 17.5% |
| 57th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $12.0B | 12.4% |
| 58th | Myanmar | $12.2B | -3.0% |
| 59th | North Macedonia | $12.5B | 7.6% |
| 60th | Benin | $12.5B | 14.8% |
| 61st | Honduras | $12.9B | 2.4% |
| 62nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $13.9B | 3.2% |
| 63rd | Zimbabwe | $14.5B | 3.0% |
| 64th | Azerbaijan | $15.0B | -3.0% |
| 65th | Nicaragua | $15.4B | 1.5% |
| 66th | Jamaica | $15.4B | -2.6% |
| 67th | Cameroon | $15.4B | 1.8% |
| 68th | Papua New Guinea | $15.5B | -21.0% |
| 69th | Armenia | $15.8B | -0.6% |
| 70th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $16.3B | 2.4% |
| 71st | Lao PDR | $18.1B | -2.4% |
| 72nd | Mauritius | $19.1B | 8.1% |
| 73rd | Uganda | $20.3B | -3.6% |
| 74th | Iraq | $20.3B | -10.6% |
| 75th | Cambodia | $22.5B | 0.3% |
| 76th | Sudan | $22.6B | 0.6% |
| 77th | El Salvador | $22.9B | 7.9% |
| 78th | Georgia | $24.1B | 3.4% |
| 79th | Guatemala | $25.7B | 1.6% |
| 80th | Paraguay | $26.6B | 5.4% |
| 81st | Zambia | $29.1B | 2.3% |
| 82nd | Tanzania | $34.6B | 13.6% |
| 83rd | Mongolia | $35.0B | 4.0% |
| 84th | Côte d'Ivoire | $36.4B | 15.0% |
| 85th | Belarus | $36.8B | -7.7% |
| 86th | Ghana | $41.7B | -4.4% |
| 87th | Tunisia | $42.4B | 3.3% |
| 88th | Kenya | $42.9B | 3.3% |
| 89th | Jordan | $44.6B | 8.2% |
| 90th | Senegal | $45.5B | 27.8% |
| 91st | Serbia | $50.3B | 12.1% |
| 92nd | Dominican Republic | $52.2B | 8.1% |
| 93rd | Angola | $57.3B | -5.2% |
| 94th | Sri Lanka | $60.5B | 3.1% |
| 95th | Uzbekistan | $61.6B | 14.9% |
| 96th | Ecuador | $61.7B | 1.6% |
| 97th | Lebanon | $66.3B | -1.2% |
| 98th | Mozambique | $67.9B | 2.5% |
| 99th | Morocco | $69.6B | 7.2% |
| 100th | Peru | $94.0B | 2.5% |
| 101st | Bangladesh | $101.4B | 4.6% |
| 102nd | Nigeria | $102.5B | -0.6% |
| 103rd | Philippines | $124.5B | 12.4% |
| 104th | Pakistan | $131.0B | 2.7% |
| 105th | Viet Nam | $141.8B | -3.3% |
| 106th | South Africa | $165.8B | -3.4% |
| 107th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $168.2B | 3.1% |
| 108th | Kazakhstan | $171.5B | 1.1% |
| 109th | Ukraine | $179.0B | 24.8% |
| 110th | Thailand | $194.7B | -3.2% |
| 111th | Colombia | $196.2B | 6.3% |
| 112th | Argentina | $252.8B | 1.5% |
| 113th | Indonesia | $399.6B | 0.9% |
| 114th | Türkiye | $499.8B | 9.6% |
| 115th | Mexico | $596.0B | 1.7% |
| 116th | Brazil | $607.4B | 4.9% |
| 117th | India | $647.6B | 5.2% |
| 118th | China | $2.45T | -3.3% |
FAQ
What was Nepal's external debt in 2023?▾
Nepal's external debt in 2023 was $10.0B. This ranked 51st globally.
How did Nepal's external debt change in 2023?▾
Nepal's external debt increased by 8.7% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2023?▾
China had the highest external debt in 2023 at $2.45T.
What is the external debt of Nepal in 2023?▾
The external debt of Nepal in 2023 was $10.0B. This ranked 51st globally.
What was Nepal's external debt in billion in 2023?▾
Nepal's external debt in 2023 was approximately 9.98 billion ($10.0B).
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Nepal's external debt?▾
Nepal's external debt went from $9.2B in 2022 to $10.0B in 2023, a 8.7% increase.
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