Nepal's investment in energy with private participation (current US$) was US$858.74 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 11.53% from US$970.7 million in 2012 (1.22% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$858.74 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$151.1 million | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$970.7 million | 2012 |
| Highest | US$970.7 million | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$500,000 | 2004 |
| Average since 2014 | US$310.57 million | 2014–2022 |
| First recorded | US$125.7 million |
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | US$858.74 million | 2022 |
| South Asia | US$3.45 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$7.89 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Nepal in the 2022 ranking
- Morocco — 2nd of 4: US$167.92 million
- Pakistan — 3rd of 4: US$100 million
- El Salvador — 4th of 4: US$25.3 million
What this measures
The Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which private parties assume operating risk. Investment in energy projects with private participation refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas: generation, transmission and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. The types of projects included are management and lease contracts, brownfield projects, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investments are classified as one of two types: (1) Investments in physical assets: resources the project company commits to invest in expanding and modernizing facilities and (2) payments to the government: to acquire state-owned enterprises or rights to provide services in a specific area or to use radio spectrum. Data is presented based on investment year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Limitations: The data on investment in infrastructure projects with private participation refer to all investment (public and private) in projects in which a private company assumes operating risk during the operating period or development and operating risk during the contract period. Investment refers to commitments not disbursements. Foreign state-owned companies are considered private entities for the purposes of this measure. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in physical assets and payments to the government.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 17 values
| Year | Investment in energy with private participation (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 858,740,000 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 647,200,000 |
| 2018 | 21,400,000 |
| 2017 | 151,100,000 |
| 2016 | 26,070,000 |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | 158,900,000 |
| 2013 | no data |
Investment in energy with private participation (current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$24.3 million (2024)
- India — US$3.42 billion (2024)
- Sri Lanka — US$8.32 million (2023)
More private sector & trade data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 36.73% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — 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$1.58 billion (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Nepal's investment in energy with private participation (current US$)?
- US$858.74 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1994?
- It is up 583.17% from US$125.7 million in 1994 (7.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$970.7 million in 2012 and the lowest US$500,000 in 2004.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IE.PPI.ENGY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata 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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