Nepal in figures
Back to NepalOutput in current dollars grew more than eightfold over the series, from $5.5 billion in 2000 to $45.5 billion in 2025, while the population rose from 24,546,509 to 29,618,118 and has been shrinking slightly since 2022. More people left than arrived in almost every year: net migration took 409,782 people out of the country in 2023. Services made up 54.4% of GDP in 2025, against 34.7% in 2000.
GDP
$45.5 bn
2025
from $5.5 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$1 536
2025
from $224 in 2000
Real growth
4.4%
2025
from 6.2% in 2000
Inflation
2.6%
2025
from 2.5% in 2000
Unemployment
10.5%
2025
from 10.5% in 2000
Government debt
48.1%of GDP
2025
from 50.8% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Nepal's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Real growth peaked at 9.0% in 2017, after only 0.4% in 2016, the year that followed the earthquakes of 2015. Output fell 2.4% in 2020 and grew between 2.0% and 5.6% a year from 2021 to 2025, reaching 4.4% in 2025 on the World Bank's figures. The IMF projected 3.0% for 2026 and 4.6% for 2027. GDP per person in current dollars rose from $224 in 2000 to $1,536 in 2025, or $6,175 at purchasing power. Gross national income per person was $1,570 in 2025, a little above output per person. Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 38.2% of GDP in 2000 and 21.6% in 2025. Industry, construction included, fell from 20.7% in 2000 to 12.1% in 2025, and manufacturing on its own from 8.8% in 2000 to 5.0% in 2025. Services took up the difference. Their share rose from 34.7% of GDP in 2000 to 55.4% in 2023, then stood at 54.4% in 2025.
$45.5 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $45.5 bn |
| 2024 | $43.3 bn |
| 2023 | $41.0 bn |
| 2022 | $41.2 bn |
| 2021 | $36.9 bn |
| 2020 | $33.4 bn |
| 2019 | $34.2 bn |
| 2018 | $33.1 bn |
| 2017 | $29.0 bn |
| 2016 | $24.5 bn |
| 2015 | $24.4 bn |
| 2014 | $22.7 bn |
| 2013 | $22.2 bn |
| 2012 | $21.7 bn |
| 2011 | $21.6 bn |
| 2010 | $16.0 bn |
| 2009 | $12.9 bn |
| 2008 | $12.5 bn |
| 2007 | $10.3 bn |
| 2006 | $9.0 bn |
| 2005 | $8.1 bn |
| 2004 | $7.3 bn |
| 2003 | $6.3 bn |
| 2002 | $6.1 bn |
| 2001 | $6.0 bn |
| 2000 | $5.5 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
4.4%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 5.1% |
| 2028 (projection) | 5.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | 4.6% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2025 | 4.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% |
| 2020 | −2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% |
| 2017 | 9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% |
| 2004 | 4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% |
| 2000 | 6.2% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$1 5362025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1 536 | $6 175 |
| 2024 | $1 460 | $5 746 |
| 2023 | $1 382 | $5 400 |
| 2022 | $1 386 | $5 102 |
| 2021 | $1 253 | $4 546 |
| 2020 | $1 154 | $4 236 |
| 2019 | $1 203 | $4 261 |
| 2018 | $1 179 | $3 956 |
| 2017 | $1 034 | $3 605 |
| 2016 | $877 | $2 976 |
| 2015 | $876 | $2 957 |
| 2014 | $821 | $2 901 |
| 2013 | $803 | $2 658 |
| 2012 | $788 | $2 466 |
| 2011 | $786 | $2 248 |
| 2010 | $585 | $2 139 |
| 2009 | $473 | $2 029 |
| 2008 | $465 | $1 942 |
| 2007 | $385 | $1 809 |
| 2006 | $340 | $1 718 |
| 2005 | $309 | $1 628 |
| 2004 | $280 | $1 542 |
| 2003 | $246 | $1 453 |
| 2002 | $239 | $1 390 |
| 2001 | $241 | $1 388 |
| 2000 | $224 | $1 317 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Consumer prices rose 11.1% in 2009 and between 7.9% and 9.5% a year from 2010 to 2016. Inflation fell to 2.8% in 2017, climbed back to 7.7% in 2022 and eased to 2.6% in 2025. The IMF measured 4.1% for 2025 and projected 3.1% for 2026. Unemployment barely moved, sitting between 10.4% and 10.7% in most years; the exceptions were 13.0% in 2020 and 12.2% in 2021. Among people aged 15 to 24 it was 20.6% in 2025. Labour force participation slipped from 41.4% in 2000 to 39.2% in 2025.
2.6%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 5.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.1% |
| 2025 | 2.6% |
| 2024 | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 7.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.8% |
| 2015 | 7.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4% |
| 2013 | 9.0% |
| 2012 | 9.5% |
| 2011 | 9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.3% |
| 2009 | 11.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.9% |
| 2005 | 6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.5% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
10.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.5% | 20.6% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | 20.6% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | 20.4% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | 20.6% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | 22.6% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | 24.1% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | 19.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | 19.6% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | 19.6% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | 19.6% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | 19.4% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | 19.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | 19.4% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | 19.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | 19.3% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | 19.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | 19.2% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | 19.2% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | 19.2% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | 19.1% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | 19.1% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | 19.1% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | 19.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | 18.9% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | 18.8% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | 18.9% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports of goods and services fell from 23.3% of GDP in 2000 to 5.1% in 2021 and recovered to 8.8% in 2025. Imports stayed between 28.5% and 42.3% of GDP throughout, reaching that high in 2022, and stood at 33.7% in 2025. Even so the current account ran a surplus of 3.9% of GDP in 2024 and 10.0% in 2015, against a deficit of 14.5% in 2021. Net inflows of foreign direct investment never went above 0.7% of GDP, the level of 2017, and were 0.1% in 2024.
8.8%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.8% | 33.7% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | 32.6% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | 34.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | 42.3% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | 37.9% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | 34.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | 41.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | 40.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | 36.8% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | 33.9% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | 36.5% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | 35.9% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | 32.6% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | 29.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | 28.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | 36.4% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | 34.7% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | 33.3% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | 31.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | 31.3% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | 29.5% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | 29.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | 28.6% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | 28.5% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | 33.2% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | 32.4% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
3.9%2024
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% |
| 2022 | −5.8% |
| 2021 | −14.5% |
| 2020 | −0.3% |
| 2019 | −5.1% |
| 2018 | −8.3% |
| 2017 | −3.6% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | −0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% |
| 2001 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | −2.4% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
0.1%2024
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% |
| 2006 | −0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | −0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% |
| 2002 | −0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
General government gross debt stood at 50.8% of GDP in 2000 and fell to 25.0% in 2016 and 2017. It then climbed to 43.3% in 2020 and 48.1% in 2025, and the IMF projected 49.6% for 2026 before a slow decline to 45.3% in 2031. The government ran small surpluses from 2013 to 2016 and borrowed 7.5% of GDP in 2020 and 1.9% in 2025. Tax revenue came to 19.8% of GDP in 2019 and 13.9% in 2023.
48.1%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 45.3% |
| 2030 (projection) | 46.1% |
| 2029 (projection) | 47.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | 48.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | 49.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 49.6% |
| 2025 | 48.1% |
| 2024 | 48.3% |
| 2023 | 47.0% |
| 2022 | 42.7% |
| 2021 | 43.3% |
| 2020 | 43.3% |
| 2019 | 34.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% |
| 2016 | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 25.7% |
| 2014 | 27.6% |
| 2013 | 31.9% |
| 2012 | 34.5% |
| 2011 | 32.4% |
| 2010 | 35.4% |
| 2009 | 39.5% |
| 2008 | 36.8% |
| 2007 | 37.9% |
| 2006 | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 45.1% |
| 2004 | 51.3% |
| 2003 | 53.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% |
| 2001 | 50.8% |
| 2000 | 50.8% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−1.9%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −3.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | −3.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | −3.1% |
| 2028 (projection) | −3.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | −3.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | −2.5% |
| 2025 | −1.9% |
| 2024 | −2.5% |
| 2023 | −5.8% |
| 2022 | −3.1% |
| 2021 | −4.0% |
| 2020 | −7.5% |
| 2019 | −4.3% |
| 2018 | −5.8% |
| 2017 | −2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | −0.7% |
| 2010 | −0.7% |
| 2009 | −2.2% |
| 2008 | −0.3% |
| 2007 | −0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% |
| 2004 | −0.1% |
| 2003 | −0.3% |
| 2002 | −2.5% |
| 2001 | −2.4% |
| 2000 | −1.5% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
13.9%2023
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.9% |
| 2021 | 17.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% |
| 2019 | 19.8% |
| 2018 | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 18.0% |
| 2016 | 16.1% |
| 2015 | 14.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% |
| 2012 | 12.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% |
| 2010 | 13.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% |
| 2008 | 10.4% |
| 2007 | 9.8% |
| 2006 | 8.8% |
| 2005 | 9.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% |
| 2003 | 8.7% |
| 2002 | 8.6% |
| 2001 | 8.8% |
| 2000 | 8.7% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Nepal
The World Bank put the population at 29,618,118 in 2025, below the 29,715,436 of 2022. Growth was 1.9% in 2020 and turned negative in 2023. Net migration was outward in every year except 2019 to 2021: 147,193 people in 2000, 409,782 in 2023 and 364,699 in 2025. Women had 1.96 children on average in 2024, down from 3.98 in 2000. The share of children under 15 fell from 41.0% to 28.1% between 2000 and 2025, and 67.0% of people lived in towns and cities in 2025, up from 31.1% in 2000. Life expectancy at birth was 70.6 years in 2024.
29.62 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.62 m |
| 2024 | 29.65 m |
| 2023 | 29.69 m |
| 2022 | 29.72 m |
| 2021 | 29.48 m |
| 2020 | 28.97 m |
| 2019 | 28.41 m |
| 2018 | 28.08 m |
| 2017 | 28.01 m |
| 2016 | 27.96 m |
| 2015 | 27.82 m |
| 2014 | 27.67 m |
| 2013 | 27.59 m |
| 2012 | 27.53 m |
| 2011 | 27.46 m |
| 2010 | 27.34 m |
| 2009 | 27.17 m |
| 2008 | 26.99 m |
| 2007 | 26.79 m |
| 2006 | 26.57 m |
| 2005 | 26.31 m |
| 2004 | 26.02 m |
| 2003 | 25.69 m |
| 2002 | 25.33 m |
| 2001 | 24.95 m |
| 2000 | 24.55 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.1% | 65.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | 65.1% | 6.5% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | 64.9% | 6.4% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | 64.9% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | 64.5% | 6.1% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | 63.8% | 6.1% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | 63.0% | 6.0% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | 62.4% | 6.0% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | 62.1% | 5.8% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | 61.9% | 5.6% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | 61.5% | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | 61.0% | 5.3% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | 60.6% | 5.2% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | 60.3% | 5.0% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | 59.8% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | 59.3% | 4.7% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | 58.6% | 4.6% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | 58.1% | 4.5% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | 57.6% | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | 57.1% | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | 56.7% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | 56.3% | 4.0% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | 56.0% | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | 55.7% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | 55.4% | 3.9% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | 55.2% | 3.8% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.962024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.96 |
| 2023 | 1.98 |
| 2022 | 2.00 |
| 2021 | 2.03 |
| 2020 | 2.05 |
| 2019 | 2.08 |
| 2018 | 2.12 |
| 2017 | 2.17 |
| 2016 | 2.23 |
| 2015 | 2.27 |
| 2014 | 2.32 |
| 2013 | 2.36 |
| 2012 | 2.42 |
| 2011 | 2.46 |
| 2010 | 2.54 |
| 2009 | 2.63 |
| 2008 | 2.74 |
| 2007 | 2.86 |
| 2006 | 2.97 |
| 2005 | 3.12 |
| 2004 | 3.28 |
| 2003 | 3.44 |
| 2002 | 3.60 |
| 2001 | 3.79 |
| 2000 | 3.98 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
70.6 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.6 years |
| 2023 | 70.3 years |
| 2022 | 70.1 years |
| 2021 | 68.4 years |
| 2020 | 69.1 years |
| 2019 | 69.3 years |
| 2018 | 69.0 years |
| 2017 | 68.7 years |
| 2016 | 68.4 years |
| 2015 | 67.4 years |
| 2014 | 67.8 years |
| 2013 | 67.6 years |
| 2012 | 67.4 years |
| 2011 | 67.1 years |
| 2010 | 66.8 years |
| 2009 | 66.6 years |
| 2008 | 66.4 years |
| 2007 | 66.2 years |
| 2006 | 65.9 years |
| 2005 | 65.3 years |
| 2004 | 64.7 years |
| 2003 | 64.2 years |
| 2002 | 63.5 years |
| 2001 | 63.3 years |
| 2000 | 62.6 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−364 6992025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 182 203 people, in 2019.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −364 699 |
| 2024 | −401 282 |
| 2023 | −409 782 |
| 2022 | −379 321 |
| 2021 | 130 001 |
| 2020 | 162 139 |
| 2019 | 182 203 |
| 2018 | −295 151 |
| 2017 | −368 787 |
| 2016 | −341 748 |
| 2015 | −221 062 |
| 2014 | −310 156 |
| 2013 | −373 064 |
| 2012 | −371 707 |
| 2011 | −347 552 |
| 2010 | −269 963 |
| 2009 | −266 144 |
| 2008 | −261 540 |
| 2007 | −252 526 |
| 2006 | −241 455 |
| 2005 | −211 024 |
| 2004 | −197 336 |
| 2003 | −168 314 |
| 2002 | −153 730 |
| 2001 | −148 973 |
| 2000 | −147 193 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Internet use reached 46.3% of people in 2024, up from 0.2% in 2000. Adult literacy rose from 48.6% in 2001 to 68.7% in 2019. The Gini coefficient of income inequality fell from 43.8 in 2003 to 30.0 in 2022. Health spending came to 6.2% of GDP in 2023 and public spending on education to 3.7% in 2024. The Human Development Index was 0.602 in 2021.
6.2%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.5% |
| 2021 | 5.5% |
| 2020 | 5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% |
| 2017 | 4.7% |
| 2016 | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.1% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
3.7%2024
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.0% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
46.3%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.3% |
| 2023 | 45.8% |
| 2022 | 45.5% |
| 2021 | 41.0% |
| 2020 | 37.0% |
| 2019 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 28.6% |
| 2017 | 24.3% |
| 2016 | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 15.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3% |
| 2012 | 11.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
30.02022
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 30.0 |
| 2010 | 32.8 |
| 2003 | 43.8 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
67.0%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.0% |
| 2024 | 66.8% |
| 2023 | 66.5% |
| 2022 | 66.3% |
| 2021 | 66.1% |
| 2020 | 66.1% |
| 2019 | 66.0% |
| 2018 | 65.8% |
| 2017 | 65.6% |
| 2016 | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 65.0% |
| 2014 | 64.6% |
| 2013 | 64.1% |
| 2012 | 63.7% |
| 2011 | 63.1% |
| 2010 | 62.0% |
| 2009 | 59.9% |
| 2008 | 56.9% |
| 2007 | 53.4% |
| 2006 | 49.5% |
| 2005 | 45.5% |
| 2004 | 41.6% |
| 2003 | 38.0% |
| 2002 | 35.0% |
| 2001 | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 31.1% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewable sources generated 84.0% of the country's electricity in 2021. That was down from 99.3% in 2000 and 100.0% in 2011, and renewables also supplied 73.7% of final energy use in 2021. Carbon dioxide emissions came to 0.5 tonnes per person in 2024, up from 0.1 in 2000. Forest covered 41.6% of the land in 2023.
84.0%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 84.0% |
| 2019 | 93.3% |
| 2016 | 95.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% |
| 2011 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 96.4% |
| 2009 | 92.4% |
| 2006 | 99.9% |
| 2004 | 99.4% |
| 2003 | 99.5% |
| 2002 | 98.4% |
| 2001 | 97.9% |
| 2000 | 99.3% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
73.7%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.7% |
| 2020 | 73.1% |
| 2019 | 78.2% |
| 2018 | 75.0% |
| 2017 | 76.8% |
| 2016 | 79.4% |
| 2015 | 85.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% |
| 2013 | 86.0% |
| 2012 | 84.7% |
| 2011 | 87.0% |
| 2010 | 87.3% |
| 2009 | 88.9% |
| 2008 | 90.5% |
| 2007 | 91.3% |
| 2006 | 91.2% |
| 2005 | 89.5% |
| 2004 | 90.3% |
| 2003 | 89.4% |
| 2002 | 90.0% |
| 2001 | 87.8% |
| 2000 | 88.3% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
0.5 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5 t |
| 2023 | 0.5 t |
| 2022 | 0.5 t |
| 2021 | 0.6 t |
| 2020 | 0.6 t |
| 2019 | 0.5 t |
| 2018 | 0.5 t |
| 2017 | 0.5 t |
| 2016 | 0.4 t |
| 2015 | 0.3 t |
| 2014 | 0.3 t |
| 2013 | 0.2 t |
| 2012 | 0.2 t |
| 2011 | 0.2 t |
| 2010 | 0.2 t |
| 2009 | 0.1 t |
| 2008 | 0.1 t |
| 2007 | 0.1 t |
| 2006 | 0.1 t |
| 2005 | 0.1 t |
| 2004 | 0.1 t |
| 2003 | 0.1 t |
| 2002 | 0.1 t |
| 2001 | 0.1 t |
| 2000 | 0.1 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
41.6%2023
+1.3 points since 2000, between 40.3% and 41.6% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.6% |
| 2022 | 41.6% |
| 2021 | 41.6% |
| 2020 | 41.6% |
| 2019 | 41.6% |
| 2018 | 41.6% |
| 2017 | 41.6% |
| 2016 | 41.6% |
| 2015 | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 41.6% |
| 2013 | 41.6% |
| 2012 | 41.6% |
| 2011 | 41.6% |
| 2010 | 41.6% |
| 2009 | 41.5% |
| 2008 | 41.3% |
| 2007 | 41.2% |
| 2006 | 41.1% |
| 2005 | 41.0% |
| 2004 | 40.8% |
| 2003 | 40.7% |
| 2002 | 40.6% |
| 2001 | 40.5% |
| 2000 | 40.3% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Nepal's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 2008
- Government
- federal republic, people's republic
- Official language
- Nepali
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +977
- Internet domain
- .np
- Time zone
- UTC+05:45
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Nepal in figures
How large is Nepal's economy?
Nepal's GDP was $45.5 billion in 2025 in current US dollars, according to the World Bank, or $1,536 per person and $6,175 per person at purchasing power. Real growth was 4.4% that year, and the IMF projected 3.0% for 2026.
How many people live in Nepal?
The World Bank put the population at 29,618,118 in 2025. The census figure the record carries for 2021 is 29,164,578, close to the World Bank's own estimate for that year. The World Bank series peaked at 29,715,436 in 2022, and population growth has been negative since 2023.
How many people leave Nepal each year?
Net migration, arrivals minus departures, was outward in every year of the series except 2019 to 2021. The World Bank counted a net 409,782 people leaving in 2023 and 364,699 in 2025, against 147,193 in 2000.
What was inflation in Nepal in 2025?
Consumer prices rose 2.6% in 2025 on the World Bank's measure and 4.1% on the IMF's, after 7.7% in 2022 on the World Bank's. The IMF projected 3.1% for 2026 and 5.0% a year from 2027.
How much government debt does Nepal have?
General government gross debt was 48.1% of GDP in 2025 by the IMF's estimate, up from 25.0% in 2016 and 2017. The IMF projected 49.6% for 2026 and 45.3% for 2031.
How much of Nepal's economy is farming?
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 21.6% of GDP in 2025, down from 38.2% in 2000, according to the World Bank. In 2025 services made up 54.4% of GDP and industry, construction included, 12.1%. Manufacturing alone was 5.0% in 2025.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q837 · World Bank data · Asia