Food exports in Nepal
Nepal: Food exports was 49.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Nepal, 1974–2022
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2022, food exports in Nepal stood at 49.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Nepal peaked at 67.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1994.
Nepal ranks 37th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Food exports in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 25.7% | — |
| 1975 | 22.6% | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 29.6% | +31.4% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 34.3% | +56.2% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | -42.2% |
| 1981 | 12.2% | -42.9% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | +220.5% |
| 1983 | 32.3% | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 37.0% | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 35.1% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 29.8% | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -69.4% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +152.0% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -52.5% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +106.8% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +67.2% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 22.0% | 37.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 12.2% | 39.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 7.1% | 21.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 10.0% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 18.6% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 49.4% | 67.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 486.09 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Nepal?
- Food exports in Nepal was 49.4% in 2022, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1994.
- How does Nepal rank for food exports?
- Nepal ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.