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Prices & public finance in South Asia: how the countries rank

Inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, public debt and the reach of the state. 14 indicators for the 6 economies of South Asia, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Inflation3.1%South Asia, 2025 · world 3.0%GDP deflator3.2%South Asia, 2025 · world 3.3%Lending rate11.2%median countryReal interest rate7.1%median countryExchange rate104.54median countryTax revenue6.9%South Asia, 2022 · world 13.9%Government revenue9.3%South Asia, 2022 · world 24.0%Government expense13.8%South Asia, 2022 · world 28.5%
Inflation
South AsiaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0%5.0%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025South Asia3.1%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
GDP deflator
South AsiaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
0%5.0%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025South Asia3.2%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
countries

All 6 economies, prices & public finance

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its prices & public finance profile.

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CountryInflationGDP deflatorLending rateReal interest rateExchange rateTax revenueGovernment revenueGovernment expense
Bangladesh8.8%#1 · 20256.5%#1 · 20258.6%#4 · 20252.0%#5 · 2025121.92#3 · 20257.6%#5 · 20219.5%#5 · 20218.3%#6 · 2021
Maldives4.0%#2 · 20253.3%#3 · 202511.6%#2 · 20258.1%#2 · 202515.42#6 · 202519.5%#1 · 202124.8%#1 · 202129.5%#1 · 2021
Bhutan3.6%#3 · 20253.2%#4 · 202511.8%#1 · 20258.3%#1 · 202587.16#4 · 202512.3%#3 · 202020.0%#2 · 202024.1%#2 · 2020
Nepal2.7%#4 · 20253.1%#5 · 2025——139.12#2 · 202513.9%#2 · 202316.5%#3 · 202319.4%#3 · 2021
India2.4%#5 · 20251.0%#6 · 20258.6%#5 · 20225.6%#4 · 202287.16#5 · 20256.9%#6 · 20229.4%#6 · 202213.7%#5 · 2022
Sri Lanka-4.8%#6 · 20253.7%#2 · 202511.2%#3 · 20197.1%#3 · 2019300.85#1 · 20259.9%#4 · 202311.1%#4 · 202318.0%#4 · 2023
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Inflation6 countries
  1. 1Bangladesh8.8%2025
  2. 2Maldives4.0%2025
  3. 3Bhutan3.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 6Sri Lanka-4.8%2025
  2. 5India2.4%2025
  3. 4Nepal2.7%2025
Median country 3.1% · group 3.1%
GDP deflator6 countries
  1. 1Bangladesh6.5%2025
  2. 2Sri Lanka3.7%2025
  3. 3Maldives3.3%2025
Lowest
  1. 6India1.0%2025
  2. 5Nepal3.1%2025
  3. 4Bhutan3.2%2025
Median country 3.2% · group 3.2%
Lending rate5 countries
  1. 1Bhutan11.8%2025
  2. 2Maldives11.6%2025
  3. 3Sri Lanka11.2%2019
Lowest
  1. 5India8.6%2022
  2. 4Bangladesh8.6%2025
  3. 3Sri Lanka11.2%2019
Median country 11.2%
Real interest rate5 countries
  1. 1Bhutan8.3%2025
  2. 2Maldives8.1%2025
  3. 3Sri Lanka7.1%2019
Lowest
  1. 5Bangladesh2.0%2025
  2. 4India5.6%2022
  3. 3Sri Lanka7.1%2019
Median country 7.1%
Exchange rate6 countries
  1. 1Sri Lanka300.852025
  2. 2Nepal139.122025
  3. 3Bangladesh121.922025
Lowest
  1. 6Maldives15.422025
  2. 5India87.162025
  3. 4Bhutan87.162025
Median country 104.54
Tax revenue6 countries
  1. 1Maldives19.5%2021
  2. 2Nepal13.9%2023
  3. 3Bhutan12.3%2020
Lowest
  1. 6India6.9%2022
  2. 5Bangladesh7.6%2021
  3. 4Sri Lanka9.9%2023
Median country 11.1% · group 6.9%
Government revenue6 countries
  1. 1Maldives24.8%2021
  2. 2Bhutan20.0%2020
  3. 3Nepal16.5%2023
Lowest
  1. 6India9.4%2022
  2. 5Bangladesh9.5%2021
  3. 4Sri Lanka11.1%2023
Median country 13.8% · group 9.3%
Government expense6 countries
  1. 1Maldives29.5%2021
  2. 2Bhutan24.1%2020
  3. 3Nepal19.4%2021
Lowest
  1. 6Bangladesh8.3%2021
  2. 5India13.7%2022
  3. 4Sri Lanka18.0%2023
Median country 18.7% · group 13.8%
Government debt5 countries
  1. 1Bhutan111.0%2020
  2. 2Sri Lanka73.5%2015
  3. 3Maldives57.3%2011
Lowest
  1. 5Nepal39.9%2021
  2. 4India46.5%2018
  3. 3Maldives57.3%2011
Median country 57.3% · group 46.6%
External debt6 countries
  1. 1Bhutan114.5%2023
  2. 2Maldives75.6%2024
  3. 3Sri Lanka58.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 6India18.6%2024
  2. 5Bangladesh22.3%2024
  3. 4Nepal23.3%2024
Median country 41.1% · group 20.0%
Private credit5 countries
  1. 1Nepal90.5%2025
  2. 2Bhutan71.6%2025
  3. 3India44.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 5Bangladesh34.5%2025
  2. 4Maldives36.4%2025
  3. 3India44.0%2025
Median country 44.0% · group 43.5%
Broad money5 countries
  1. 1Nepal131.2%2025
  2. 2Bhutan83.3%2024
  3. 3India82.1%2021
Lowest
  1. 5Bangladesh47.9%2025
  2. 4Maldives60.2%2025
  3. 3India82.1%2021
Median country 82.1% · group 79.6%
Reserves, months of imports6 countries
  1. 1Nepal15.52025
  2. 2India7.92025
  3. 3Bhutan6.62024
Lowest
  1. 6Maldives1.92025
  2. 5Sri Lanka2.92024
  3. 4Bangladesh3.92025
Median country 5.3 · group 7.9
Military spending4 countries
  1. 1India2.30%2025
  2. 2Sri Lanka1.31%2025
  3. 3Nepal0.97%2025
Lowest
  1. 4Bangladesh0.81%2025
  2. 3Nepal0.97%2025
  3. 2Sri Lanka1.31%2025
Median country 1.14% · group 2.11%
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