International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nepal
Nepal: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 263.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nepal, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 263.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.5% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nepal peaked at 833.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 69.00 million current US$, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 98th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.60 million current US$ | 71.00 million current US$ | 136.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 189.40 million current US$ | 69.00 million current US$ | 434.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 549.30 million current US$ | 320.00 million current US$ | 833.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.00 million current US$ | 263.00 million current US$ | 263.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 95 Lesotho, Kingdom of 276.00 million current US$ compare
- 95 Moldova, Republic of 276.00 million current US$ compare
- 97 Bolivia 274.00 million current US$ compare
- 99 Guatemala 256.00 million current US$ compare
- 100 Congo, Republic of 251.00 million current US$ compare
- 100 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 251.00 million current US$ compare
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)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- 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$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nepal?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nepal was 263.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 833.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.00 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Nepal ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.