Nepal Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Nepal Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Nepal Current Account surplus accounted for 3.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jul 2024, compared with a 0.9 % deficit in the previous year.
• Nepal Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Jul 2001 to Jul 2024, with an average value of 2.3 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.4 % in Jul 2016 and a record low of -12.5 % in Jul 2022.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from annual Current Account Balance and annual Nominal GDP. Nepal Rastra Bank provides Current Account Balance in local currency based on BPM6. The Central Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency, at producer prices, based on SNA 2008. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP is in annual frequency, generally ending on July 15th of each year. Current Accout Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2019 is calculated from Current Account Balance based on BPM5. Current Accout Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2011 is calculated from Nominal GDP, based on SNA 1993.


Key information about Nepal Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Nepal, Current Account recorded a surplus of 313.5 USD mn in Jul 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 14.4 USD mn in Jul 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 40.8 USD bn in Jul 2022.

View Nepal's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from 2001 to 2024 in the chart:

What was Nepal's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in 2024?

Nepal Current Account surplus accounted for 3.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jul 2024, compared with a 0.9 % deficit in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
3.9 2024	-0.9 2023	-12.5 2022	5.4 2016	%	yearly	2001 - 2024

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