Nepal's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was 78.47 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 129.15% from 34.24 billion in 2015 (8.65% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 78.47 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 45.95 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 34.24 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 94.07 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | -1.68 billion | 2004 |
| Average since 2016 | 46.16 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 0 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Nepal's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 15.6 billion on 2024 (from 94.07 billion to 78.47 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.12 billion and a typical year strayed about 10.63 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below 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 34.67 billion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.67 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 6 billion a year. A straight line explains 55% 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 10th highest value of the 156 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
- Germany — 7th of 156: 161.81 billion
- Central African Republic — 8th of 156: 102.59 billion
- Denmark — 9th of 156: 82.81 billion
- Mauritius — 11th of 156: 73.49 billion
- Tajikistan — 12th of 156: 69.09 billion
- Saudi Arabia — 13th of 156: 39.99 billion
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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 66 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 78,467,036,500 |
| 2024 | 94,067,971,400 |
| 2023 | 63,506,458,100 |
| 2022 | 28,839,545,000 |
| 2021 | 23,285,527,000 |
| 2020 | 45,953,601,300 |
| 2019 | 39,915,542,800 |
| 2018 | 22,614,775,600 |
| 2017 | 30,995,072,300 |
| 2016 | 34,004,322,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 3.03 trillion (2025)
- Bhutan — -15.95 billion (2024)
- India — -4.31 trillion (2025)
- Maldives — -12.35 billion (2025)
- Sri Lanka — -608.65 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)
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Questions people ask
- What is Nepal's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)?
- 78.47 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Nepal rank?
- 10th highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Nepal?
- In 2025, Nepal's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 15.6 billion on 2024 (from 94.07 billion to 78.47 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.12 billion and a typical year strayed about 10.63 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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