Nepal has surpassed a sovereign debt of over Rs 2400 billion as of mid-June 2024, according to the Public Debt Management Office. This amount includes Rs 1192.48 billion in internal debt and Rs 1207.86 billion in external debt. During the current fiscal year, which began in mid-July last year with a debt of Rs 2299.35 billion, an additional Rs 101 billion in public debt was accrued over the past 11 months.
Nearly half of the total sovereign debt belongs to internal debt (49.68 percent), while external debt makes up the remaining 50.32 percent. The government owes over Rs 1071 billion to multilateral lenders and Rs 136.74 billion to bilateral lenders as part of the external debt. The internal debt is primarily dominated by liabilities from development bonds amounting to Rs 764.94 billion and Treasury Bills at Rs 412.69 billion.
In the current fiscal year, the government aimed to raise Rs 452.75 billion in loans, with Rs 240 billion from internal sources and Rs 212.75 billion externally. As of mid-May, the government has collected Rs 225 billion internally and Rs 82.67 billion externally, reaching 67.96 percent of the annual target. With Rs 145 billion still to be collected, efforts are ongoing to meet the financial goals.