Nepal's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) was -845.59 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 71.32% from -493.58 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -845.59 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -742.27 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -493.58 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | -311.45 billion | 2012 |
| Lowest | -1.08 trillion | 2022 |
| Average since 2016 | -841.97 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -322.52 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Nepal's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 19.61 billion on 2024 (from -825.98 billion to -845.59 billion).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was −38.73 billion and a typical year strayed about 136.46 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 244.97 billion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 208.46 billion in 2021. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 78th highest value of the 95 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
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 15 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -845,587,925,500 |
| 2024 | -825,976,000,000 |
| 2023 | -837,350,554,100 |
| 2022 | -1,082,320,067,300 |
| 2021 | -950,733,346,400 |
| 2020 | -742,269,816,500 |
| 2019 | -950,567,287,700 |
| 2018 | -897,831,655,100 |
| 2017 | -737,142,910,600 |
| 2016 | -549,886,659,600 |
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — -1.98 trillion (2025)
- Sri Lanka — -324.83 billion (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 external balance on goods and services (constant LCU)?
- -845.59 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is down 162.18% from -322.52 billion in 2011. The highest value was -311.45 billion in 2012 and the lowest -1.08 trillion in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank?
- 78th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Nepal?
- In 2025, Nepal's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 19.61 billion on 2024 (from -825.98 billion to -845.59 billion). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was −38.73 billion and a typical year strayed about 136.46 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.KN, 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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