Broad money to total reserves ratio in Nepal
Nepal: Broad money to total reserves ratio was 2.83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money to total reserves ratio in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, broad money to total reserves ratio in Nepal stood at 2.83.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money to total reserves ratio in Nepal peaked at 6.89 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8417, in 1964.
Nepal ranks 89th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 | 0.8417 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.42 | 0.9659 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 | 1.68 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 | 1.82 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 | 2.57 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 2.58 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 | 2.83 | 5.02 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Nepal
- Domestic credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.2% (2025)
- Broad money 131.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 7.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration -364,699 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.97 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 90.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 139.12 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money to total reserves ratio in Nepal?
- Broad money to total reserves ratio in Nepal was 2.83 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money to total reserves ratio recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 in 1985.
- What is the lowest broad money to total reserves ratio recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8417 in 1964.
- How does Nepal rank for broad money to total reserves ratio?
- Nepal ranks 89th out of 158 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money to total reserves ratio rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money to total reserves ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).