Country
Nepal NPL
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -0.4
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.3
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-03-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.6
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth24.4
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity80.3
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance29.6
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Nepal sovereign credibility, in brief
Nepal scores 57.5 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 3 of 7 in South Asia, the 71st percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 3.6% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (58/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 3/7 in South Asia · 71th percentile
Region avg 54.9 · best 59.9 · worst 50.2
Ranked either side
- Bhutan 59.9
- Sri Lanka 59.7
- Bangladesh 53.5
- India 52.5
90-day trend
External pulse
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -2.9%
- as of 2026-10-11
Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | 10.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 4.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 153.4K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -37.1% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 32.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 15.5 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 42.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 10.7% | 2017-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 23.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $1,536 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 39.9% | 2021-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 39.9% | 2017-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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