Nepal's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) was 243.07 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 278.69% from 64.19 billion in 2013 (14.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 243.07 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 154.79 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 64.19 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | 243.07 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | 768 million | 1991 |
| Average since 2014 | 160.19 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 943 million |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 64.5% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.6% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 20.33 billion a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 9 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 314.52 billion for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2020 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 19.6 billion, against 37.62 billion 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 2023, Nepal had the 8th highest value of the 15 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 2023 ranking
What this measures
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 33 values
| Year | Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 243,068,910,000 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 221,483,510,000 |
| 2020 | 213,233,090,000 |
| 2019 | 188,303,814,000 |
| 2018 | 154,790,708,109 |
| 2017 | 144,846,000,000 |
| 2016 | 114,174,718,834 |
| 2015 | 86,168,029,438 |
| 2014 | 75,608,249,000 |
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 873.4 billion (2021)
- Bhutan — 10.94 billion (2020)
- India — 8.54 trillion (2022)
- Maldives — 2.74 billion (2021)
- Sri Lanka — 911.11 billion (2023)
More public sector data for Nepal
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 428.29 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 59.7 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.97% (2025)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 161.95 billion (2023)
- Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 17.79% (2023)
- Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 887.36 billion (2023)
- Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) — 16.53% (2023)
- Taxes on exports (current LCU) — 350.12 million (2023)
- Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) — 0.05% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) — 345.78 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Nepal's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)?
- 243.07 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 25,676% from 943 million in 1990 (18.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 243.07 billion in 2023 and the lowest 768 million in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank?
- 8th highest of 15 economies with data for 2023.
- Where is Nepal's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) heading?
- From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 20.33 billion a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 9 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 314.52 billion for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2020 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 19.6 billion, against 37.62 billion 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.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.YPKG.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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