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Nepal — Central government deficit

millions of NPR · Annual · 1970–2023 · 14 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

For Nepal, the central government deficit reading stood at −315.76B NPR in 2023. Against −174.23B NPR in 2021, the period change was −141.53B NPR. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −5.88% in 2023.

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Latest observations

2013–2023

PeriodValue
2023-315.76B NPR
2021-174.23B NPR
2020-190.42B NPR
2019-184.99B NPR
2018-164.30B NPR
5 earlier values, back to 2013
2017-73.41B NPR
201630.69B NPR
201522.53B NPR
201434.90B NPR
201329.28B NPR
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.