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Nepal

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In brief

Price level, USA = 100: 24 (2025). World rank 188 of 198; in Asia, 40 of 45. Exports, share of GDP: 8.8% (2025). World rank 179 of 184; in Asia, 43 of 44. Remittances received, share of GDP: 32.3% (2025). World rank 4 of 178; in Asia, 3 of 38. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $24.4B → $45.5B, GDP per person $876 → $1,536, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $2,957 → $6,175. Worse than all its neighbours (China and India): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, GDP growth per year, and unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP
$45.5B 2025
GDP per person
$1,536 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$6,175 2025
GDP growth per year
+4.4% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person
$1,570 2025
Inflation
+2.7% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
24 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
21.6% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
12.1% 2025
Services, share of GDP
54.4% 2025
Unemployment
10.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
20.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
27.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
8.8% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
33.7% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
+10.7% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+0.1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
32.3% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
13.9% 2023
Currency
Nepalese Rupee (NPR)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
30 2022
Living on under $3 a day
2.4% 2022