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Nepal Highest External Debt

Name: Nepal External Debt
Creator: World Bank
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$10.9B in 2025

Total external debt stocks · World Bank

The highest external debt in Nepal was $10.9B in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 ($10.9B), 2024 ($10.2B), 2023 ($10.0B), 2022 ($9.2B), 2021 ($8.8B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	$10.9B	+$753.3M	70th
2024	$10.2B	+$169.3M	50th
2023	$10.0B	+$799.0M	51st
2022	$9.2B	+$362.9M	50th
2021	$8.8B	+$915.1M	49th
2020	$7.9B	+$1.4B	49th
2019	$6.5B	+$1.0B	46th
2018	$5.5B	+$547.5M	43rd
2017	$5.0B	+$666.0M	43rd
2016	$4.3B	+$154.5M	42nd
2015	$4.1B	+$161.9M	43rd
2013	$4.0B	+$203.0M	42nd
2014	$4.0B	−$31.9M	42nd
2011	$3.8B	+$38.8M	46th
2012	$3.8B	−$16.3M	45th
2010	$3.8B	+$10.4M	48th
2009	$3.8B	+$80.3M	55th
2008	$3.7B	+$83.5M	57th
2007	$3.6B	+$210.5M	58th
2006	$3.4B	+$213.7M	58th
2004	$3.4B	+$153.1M	53rd
2003	$3.2B	+$215.7M	53rd
2005	$3.2B	−$177.4M	52nd
1999	$3.0B	+$359.3M	55th
2002	$3.0B	+$256.8M	52nd
2000	$2.9B	−$153.3M	55th
2001	$2.7B	−$133.7M	53rd
1998	$2.7B	+$255.2M	52nd
1997	$2.4B	+$15.4M	50th
1995	$2.4B	+$89.5M	51st
1996	$2.4B	−$11.8M	50th
1994	$2.3B	+$317.2M	54th
1993	$2.0B	+$205.0M	53rd
1992	$1.8B	+$32.9M	45th
1991	$1.8B	+$138.5M	37th
1990	$1.6B	+$270.9M	34th
1989	$1.4B	+$190.5M	34th
1988	$1.2B	+$179.5M	33rd
1987	$985.8M	+$242.0M	32nd
1986	$743.8M	+$154.0M	30th
1985	$589.8M	+$119.5M	30th
1984	$470.3M	+$17.9M	28th
1983	$452.4M	+$99.6M	28th
1982	$352.8M	+$74.4M	28th
1981	$278.4M	+$74.0M	27th
1980	$204.5M	+$58.1M	17th
1979	$146.3M	+$33.8M	16th
1978	$112.6M	+$12.1M	15th
1977	$100.5M	+$51.0M	15th
1976	$49.6M	+$15.6M	14th
1975	$34.0M	+$6.5M	13th
1974	$27.6M	+$7.5M	12th
1973	$20.1M	+$7.8M	12th
1972	$12.3M	+$3.1M	12th
1971	$9.2M	+$5.4M	11th
1970	$3.8M	–	6th

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