Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Nepal
Nepal: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 79.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Nepal, 2007–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Nepal is 79.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Nepal peaked at 95.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2020.
That places Nepal 157th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 92.8% | — |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 79.1% | +1.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 79.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 79.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 95.4%, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.8% | 95.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 73.3% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 70.5% | 81.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More infrastructure data for Nepal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 407,925 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -32.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 407,925 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Nepal?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Nepal was 79.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Nepal ranks 157th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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