MacroNepal
Debt per person in Nepal
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Nepal's debt per person is $739 — #11 of 123 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$739
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Nepal would carry about $739 of it.
Among 123 countries
- Rank
- #11 of 123
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 91 %
- 112 of 123 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $126
- since 2021
In Asia: #3 of 36vs median $6,376: −88 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Nepal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tanzania | $655 | −$84 |
| 10 | Rwanda | $726 | −$13 |
| 11 | Nepal | $739 | — |
| 12 | Cambodia | $761 | +$22 |
| 13 | Myanmar | $773 | +$34 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.