Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Nepal
Nepal: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 7.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Nepal, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 7.3% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 170.4% on the previous year and up 2,333.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nepal peaked at 7.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Nepal ranks 104th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +38.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +58.8% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +170.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nepal?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nepal was 7.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Nepal rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Nepal ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,333.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.