Kathmandu. The number of demat accounts in Nepal has reached 77,66,565. According to the Nepal Capital Market Development Guide, 2083 released by the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), the number of demat accounts in Nepal has reached 77,66,565.

In the fiscal year 2077/78, around 1.7 million demat accounts were opened in Nepal. Currently, more than 26 percent of the total population of Nepal has demat accounts.

The highest number of demat accounts is in Bagmati Province at 34.00. 13 percent of the total cases have been opened while the lowest in Karnali Province is 2.98 percent. Koshi Province has 18.93 percent, Gandaki Province 12.46 percent, Lumbini Province 12.14 percent, Madhes Province 12.00 percent. 68 per cent and 6.67 per cent in the Far-Western Province have demat accounts.

According to the Nepal Capital Market Development Roadmap, 2083, the number of investors opening my share account has also increased exponentially. By the year 2077/78, the number of people opening my share account was 700,000. However, till the end of June of the current fiscal year, 67,37,254 investors have opened my share account. 23 percent of the total population has opened my share account.

The number of share trading (TMS) accounts has also increased significantly in the last five years, according to the report. In order to trade in the secondary market of securities, every investor has to open a TMS account.

In the fiscal year 2077/78, the number of investors opening TMS account was only around 35,000. As of mid-June of the fiscal year 2082/83, the number of investors opening TMS accounts has reached 34,66,499. According to the report, there has been a significant increase in the revenue from capital gains tax received by the government through the share capital market.

In the fiscal year 2020/21, the government had collected Rs 15.54 billion in profit tax from the capital market. The government has collected Rs 10.70 billion in revenue from capital gains tax in the current fiscal year.

In the current financial year, the stock market has not been able to collect the capital gains tax as it has fallen. According to the Nepal Capital Market Development Map, 2083, Nepal’s capital market has expanded significantly in the last three decades. As of 2026, there are 297 companies listed in the Nepal Stock Exchange. The market capitalization has reached Rs 56 billion. This is about 70 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). 52 percent is equal.