Nepal vs World: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Nepal
16.9 % change on previous year
in 2025
World
7.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nepal rank
29th
World rank
25th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Nepal
- World
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 16.9 % change on previous year against 7.15 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 9.75 % change on previous year.
That makes Nepal's figure about 2.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
Nepal ranks 29th and World ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.26 % change on previous year | 8.67 % change on previous year | 16.59 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 1970s | 12.54 % change on previous year | 20.12 % change on previous year | 7.58 % change on previous year | World |
| 1980s | 9.58 % change on previous year | 7.12 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 1990s | 10.4 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2000s | 12.4 % change on previous year | 8.95 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2010s | 11.62 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year | Nepal |
| 2020s | 5.74 % change on previous year | 6.09 % change on previous year | 0.3487 % change on previous year | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Nepal or World?
- Nepal, at 16.9 % change on previous year against 7.15 % change on previous year in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Nepal and World?
- 9.75 % change on previous year, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and World rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Nepal ranks 29th and World ranks 25th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.