Nepal's international tourism, number of departures was 1.2 million in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 155.22% from 469,000 in 2007 (9.82% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.2 million | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 862,000 | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 469,000 | 2007 |
| Highest | 1.2 million | 2017 |
| Lowest | 100,000 | 1995 |
| Average since 2008 | 818,714 | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 100,000 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30.4% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.6% in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1.2 million | 2017 |
| World | 2.03 billion | 2019 |
| South Asia | 37.27 million | 2019 |
Closest to Nepal in the 2017 ranking
- Venezuela, RB — 2nd of 3: 1.08 million
- Puerto Rico (US) — 3rd of 3: 792,000
What this measures
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.
Limitations: Tourism can be either domestic or international. The data refers to international tourism, where the traveler's country of residence differs from the visiting country. International tourism consists of inbound (arrival) and outbound (departures) tourism. The data are from the World Tourism Organization (WTO), a United Nations agency. The data on inbound and outbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals and departures, not to the number of people traveling.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 20 values
| Year | International tourism, number of departures |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,197,000 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | 983,000 |
| 2012 | 862,000 |
| 2011 | 774,000 |
| 2010 | 765,000 |
| 2009 | 589,000 |
| 2008 | 561,000 |
| 2007 |
International tourism, number of departures in nearby economies
More private sector & trade data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 36.73% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$14.4 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$2.31 billion (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 8.48% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$2.5 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 21% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 65.62% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 42.86% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$1.58 billion (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Nepal's international tourism, number of departures?
- 1.2 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 1,097% from 100,000 in 1995 (11.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.2 million in 2017 and the lowest 100,000 in 1995.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.DPRT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism 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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