Nepal's exports of goods and services (current LCU) was 547.3 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 121.07% from 247.56 billion in 2015 (8.26% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 547.3 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 264.64 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 247.56 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 547.3 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 390 million | 1966 |
| Average since 2016 | 320.35 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 435 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Nepal's exports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 25.8% on 2024 (from 435.14 billion to 547.3 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.6% and a typical year strayed about 16.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 111.3% in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.2% in 1970. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 30.04 billion a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Nepal had the 83rd highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Nepal in the 2025 ranking
- Spain — 80th of 137: 618.13 billion
- Mozambique — 81st of 137: 592.4 billion
- Israel — 82nd of 137: 581.02 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 84th of 137: 529.9 billion
- Belgium — 85th of 137: 484.4 billion
- Mauritius — 86th of 137: 483.36 billion
What this measures
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 61 values
| Year | Exports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 547,301,375,320 |
| 2024 | 435,141,593,606 |
| 2023 | 376,010,000,000 |
| 2022 | 333,548,348,400 |
| 2021 | 222,814,510,800 |
| 2020 | 264,637,885,600 |
| 2019 | 300,222,333,900 |
| 2018 | 270,104,590,400 |
| 2017 | 240,392,366,300 |
| 2016 | 213,338,481,500 |
Exports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 6.13 trillion (2025)
- Bhutan — 88.19 billion (2024)
- India — 76.91 trillion (2025)
- Maldives — 85 billion (2024)
- Sri Lanka — 6.21 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Nepal
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$21.1 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$19.98 billion (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$) — US$24.73 billion (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU) — 3.37 trillion (2025)
- Services, value added (% of GDP) — 54.37% (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$40.02 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 5.45 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$45.49 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 6.2 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$36.54 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Nepal's exports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 547.3 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is up 125,716% from 435 million in 1965 (12.63% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 547.3 billion in 2025 and the lowest 390 million in 1966.
- How does Nepal rank?
- 83rd highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in exports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Nepal?
- In 2025, Nepal's exports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 25.8% on 2024 (from 435.14 billion to 547.3 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.6% and a typical year strayed about 16.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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