Nepal Economy: GDP, Inflation, CPI & Interest Rates

This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Nepal from 2012 to 2021.

Nepal Economic Data

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Population (million)	28.2	28.5	28.8	29.3	29.7
GDP (USD bn)	29.5	31.6	34.2	33.0	35.2
GDP per Capita (USD)	1,048	1,107	1,187	1,125	1,184
GDP (LCU bn)	3,077	3,456	3,859	3,915	4,164
Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %)	18.0	12.3	11.7	1.4	6.4
Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %)	9.0	7.6	6.7	-2.4	4.2
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)	-2.4	-5.4	-4.5	-4.7	-3.3
Public Debt (% of GDP)	25.0	31.1	34.0	43.3	44.0
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop)	4.2	3.7	6.5	2.9	7.1
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop)	3.6	4.1	5.6	5.1	4.1
Policy Rate (%, eop)	7.00	6.50	6.00	5.00	5.00
Exchange Rate (NPR per USD, eop)	102	112	114	117	118
Exchange Rate (LCU per USD, aop)	104	109	113	119	118
Current Account Balance (USD bn)	0	-2	-2	0	-3
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-0.3	-7.4	-6.9	-1.0	-8.1
Merchandise Trade Balance (USD bn)	-9.6	-11.9	-11.4	-9.0	-14.2
Merchandise Exports (USD bn)	1	1	1	1	2
Merchandise Imports (USD bn)	10	13	12	10	16
Merchandise Exports (ann. var. %)	7	6	23	-12	97
Merchandise Imports (ann. var. %)	16	23	-3	-20	61
Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn)	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
International Reserves (USD bn)	9	8	8	11	9
International Reserves (months of imports)	10.6	7.6	8.2	13.5	6.9
External Debt (USD bn)	5	6	7	8	9
External Debt (% of GDP)	17	17	19	24	25