At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Nepal
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Sharp rise2023MajorMedian age rose 0.3 years to 24.7 years in 2023 (largest rise since 2022).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 24.7 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 4.0B in 2025 (series since 1965).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 1,536 in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 45.5B in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2024MajorTertiary enrolment reached a record high of 21.3 % in 2024 (series since 1981).
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Country DNA
Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.
2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
Life expectancy gained 8.0 years since 2000, from 62.6 years to 70.6 years in 2024.
With a median age of 24.7 years, Nepal ranks 146th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
CO₂ emissions of 0.63 t per person are 0.20× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).
Nepal's population grew 20.7 % between 2000 and 2025, from 24.5M people to 29.6M people.
Within South Asia, Nepal ranks 6th of 6 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 6,175, 2025).
46.3 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 7.9 % in 2010.
Life expectancy of 70.6 years ranks 6th of 6 in South Asia (2024).
GDP grew 4.3 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
Unemployment of 10.5 % in 2025 is above the South Asia median of 4.0 %.
67.0 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 31.1 % in 2000.
Central government debt rose from 33.9 % of GDP in 2010 to 39.9 % in 2021.
The fertility rate fell from 3.98 births/woman in 2000 to 1.96 births/woman in 2024.
Trade is worth 42.6 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 224 in 2000 to US$ 1,536 in 2025 (+586.2 % in current US dollars).
Languages: Nepali
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp dropChildren out of school, primary fell 63.2 % to 21,146 children in 2025.
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 474.1M to US$ -11.3B in 2025.
- Sharp riseNet migration rose 36,583 people to -364,699 people in 2025.
- Sharp riseMerchandise exports (current US$) rose 75.6 % to US$ 2.3B in 2025.
- Sharp riseBroad money (% of GDP) rose 6.2 points to 131.2 % in 2025.
- Record highPopulation, female (% of total) set a new high of 52.3 % in 2025, the first since 2018.
- 2024
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 673.3M to US$ 1.7B in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity generation rose 20.0 % to 0.12 TWh in 2024.
- Sharp riseTrade balance rose US$ 461.1M to US$ -10.9B in 2024.
- Sharp dropSecure Internet servers (per 1 million people) fell 15.8 % to 541 per million in 2024.
- Record highServices exports set a new high of US$ 1.9B in 2024, the first since 2018.
- Record lowEmployment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell to a new low of 23.5 % in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Record highImmunization, DPT (% of children ages 12–23 months) set a new high of 97.0 % in 2024, the first since 2009.
- Sharp dropGov. expenditure fell 3.2 points to 21.8 % in 2024.
- 2023
- Sharp riseMedian age rose 0.3 years to 24.7 years in 2023.
- Sharp riseTertiary enrolment rose 4.2 points to 19.0 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropGov. revenue fell 3.7 points to 19.3 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseInterest payments (% of revenue) rose 4.2 points to 8.0 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseChildren out of school, primary rose 214.6 % to 57,234 children in 2023.
- Sharp riseExpected years of schooling rose 1.3 years to 13.8 years in 2023.
- Sharp riseTrade balance rose US$ 3.3B to US$ -11.3B in 2023.
- Sharp dropCentral gov. revenue fell 3.3 points to 16.5 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 3.4B to US$ 1.0B in 2023.
- Sharp dropTax revenue fell 3.5 points to 13.9 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropAir transport, freight fell 47.3 % to 17 Mt-km in 2023.
- Sharp dropImports of goods and services (% of GDP) fell 7.7 points to 34.6 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropInvestment fell 6.5 points to 31.1 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseCurrent account rose 8.2 points to 2.5 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropPopulation growth fell 0.88 points to -0.07 % in 2023.
- ReversalPopulation growth turned negative in 2023 (-0.07 %).
Explore Nepal by topic
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- Economy22 with data · 27 indicators
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- Trade21 with data · 21 indicators
- Energy26 with data · 26 indicators
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