Nepal: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Nepal's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 15,059 on 2024 (from 194,267 to 209,327).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6,170 and a typical year strayed about 5,820 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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 19,805 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 1,563 in 2020. 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 12,314 a year. A straight line explains 98% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 238,251 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 13,546, against 27,304 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Nepal had the 86th highest value of the 186 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

• Philippines — 82nd of 186: 239,838
• India — 83rd of 186: 236,000
• Maldives — 84th of 186: 225,296
• Israel — 86th of 186: 208,276
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 87th of 186: 153,221
• Moldova — 88th of 186: 149,764

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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.

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GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 313,912 (2025)
• Bhutan — 391,584 (2025)
• India — 236,000 (2025)
• Maldives — 225,296 (2025)
• Sri Lanka — 1.51 million (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)

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Questions people ask

What is Nepal's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

209,327 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 54,616% from 382.57 in 1960 (10.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 209,327 in 2025 and the lowest 382.57 in 1960.

How does Nepal rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.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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