Nepal — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2021 · 4 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 −175.79B LCU in 2021. Against −192.13B LCU in 2020, the period change was +16.34B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −4% in 2021.

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Latest observations

2019–2021

PeriodValue
2021-175.79B LCU
2020-192.13B LCU
2019-186.64B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.