Bank nonperforming loans in Nepal

Bank nonperforming loans in Nepal was 5.15% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.52 pts from 2024. That is the 63rd highest of 138 countries in 2023.

20255.15%

Change on 2024+0.52 pts

Rank63rd of 138Countries ranked

Series high5.152025

Series low1.162021

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Bank nonperforming loans in Nepal, 2016 to 2025

%. Source: World Bank, Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.

All 10 values

Period	%
2025	5.15
2024	4.64
2023	3.78
2022	2.44
2021	1.16
2020	1.68
2019	1.66
2018	1.56
2017	1.7
2016	1.68

Rankings

Countries by bank nonperforming loans 153 places
EU countries by bank nonperforming loans 27 places

Definition

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total gross loans. A loan is nonperforming when it is at least 90 days overdue or is unlikely to be repaid in full without realizing collateral.

Compiled by WDI from IMF Financial Soundness Indicators. Reporting methods can differ across countries and years. The latest year varies by country, and missing World values remain absent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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APA 7

World Bank. (2026). Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS) (Bank nonperforming loans, Nepal, 2016 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS

MLA 9

Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS), Bank nonperforming loans, Nepal, 2016 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/nepal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Bank. 2026. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Bank nonperforming loans, Nepal, 2016 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/nepal.

Harvard

World Bank (2026) Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS), Bank nonperforming loans, Nepal, 2016 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/nepal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{world_bank_nonperforming_loans_nepal_2025,
  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {{Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (\%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS): Bank nonperforming loans, Nepal, 2016 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/nepal. Publisher attribution: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (\%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
}

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What is the bank nonperforming loans in Nepal?

Bank nonperforming loans in Nepal was 5.15% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.52 pts from 2024. That is the 63rd highest of 138 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest bank nonperforming loans in Nepal?

5.15% in 2025, the highest value since 2016 in this series.

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