World Bank · Economy
Nepal: Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
2.62percent · 2025+60.8% since 2015
Total interest payments to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total interest payment is the sum of interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and charges to the IMF. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Nepal from 1976 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.619 | |
| 2024 | 3.063 | |
| 2023 | 3.199 | |
| 2022 | 3.098 | |
| 2021 | 2.357 | |
| 2020 | 2.823 | |
| 2019 | 2.044 | |
| 2018 | 1.618 | |
| 2017 | 1.535 | |
| 2016 | 1.724 | |
| 2015 | 1.629 | |
| 2014 | 1.574 | |
| 2013 | 1.645 | |
| 2012 | 1.738 | |
| 2011 | 1.81 | |
| 2010 | 1.985 | |
| 2009 | 1.992 | |
| 2008 | 1.951 | |
| 2007 | 2.12 | |
| 2006 | 2.696 | |
| 2005 | 2.413 | |
| 2004 | 2.562 | |
| 2003 | 2.954 | |
| 2002 | 2.821 | |
| 2001 | 2.34 | |
| 2000 | 2.306 | |
| 1999 | 2.487 | |
| 1998 | 2.509 | |
| 1997 | 2.13 | |
| 1996 | 2.664 | |
| 1995 | 2.996 | |
| 1994 | 3.231 | |
| 1993 | 3.637 | |
| 1992 | 4.077 | |
| 1991 | 5.314 | |
| 1990 | 6.16 | |
| 1989 | 7.432 | |
| 1988 | 5.273 | |
| 1987 | 4.264 | |
| 1986 | 3.776 | |
| 1985 | 2.899 | |
| 1984 | 2.77 | |
| 1983 | 3.708 | |
| 1982 | 3.844 | |
| 1981 | 2.696 | |
| 1980 | 1.862 | |
| 1979 | 1.46 | |
| 1978 | 1.588 | |
| 1977 | 1.56 | |
| 1976 | 0.381 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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