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Nepal — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 33 observations

About this series

The general 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Nepal, the general government deficit reading stood at −1.86% of GDP in 2025. Against −2.46% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.6 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
2031-2.98 % of GDP
2030-2.99 % of GDP
2029-3.1 % of GDP
2028-3.18 % of GDP
2027-3.32 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2022
2026-2.48 % of GDP
2025-1.86 % of GDP
2024-2.46 % of GDP
2023-5.81 % of GDP
2022-3.12 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.