Nepal vs Zambia: Merchandise imports

Nepal
14.40 billion current US$
in 2025
Zambia
13.17 billion current US$
in 2025
Nepal rank
100th
Zambia rank
103rd

Merchandise imports over time

  • Nepal
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 14.40 billion current US$ against 13.17 billion current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 1.23 billion current US$.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Nepal ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 103rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 64.50 million current US$ 297.40 million current US$ 232.90 million current US$ Zambia
1970s 146.10 million current US$ 655.90 million current US$ 509.80 million current US$ Zambia
1980s 473.10 million current US$ 924.10 million current US$ 451.00 million current US$ Zambia
1990s 1.13 billion current US$ 851.20 million current US$ 281.00 million current US$ Nepal
2000s 2.40 billion current US$ 2.53 billion current US$ 130.10 million current US$ Zambia
2010s 8.21 billion current US$ 8.14 billion current US$ 66.90 million current US$ Nepal
2020s 13.04 billion current US$ 9.31 billion current US$ 3.73 billion current US$ Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports, Nepal or Zambia?
Nepal, at 14.40 billion current US$ against 13.17 billion current US$ in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports between Nepal and Zambia?
1.23 billion current US$, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports?
Nepal ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.