How does Nepal rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Nepal ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal

Name: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Nepal: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 67.2%

World rank

177th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.1463 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal is 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 67.2% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal peaked at 0.1463 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.

Nepal ranks 177th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-71.9%
1962	0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1963	0.0765 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+631.6%
1964	0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1965	0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1966	0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.5%
1967	0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1968	0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1969	0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1970	0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.2%
1971	0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1972	0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1973	0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1974	0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1975	0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1976	0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1977	0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1978	0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1979	0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1980	0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.2%
1981	0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.7%
1982	0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.7%
1983	0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1984	0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.5%
1985	0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
1986	0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1987	0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1988	0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1989	0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1990	0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.7%
1991	0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1992	0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.5%
1993	0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1994	0.089 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1995	0.0784 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1996	0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1997	0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1998	0.0976 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1999	0.1196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.5%
2000	0.1463 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.4%
2001	0.1227 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
2002	0.0939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.5%
2003	0.1046 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2004	0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2005	0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2006	0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
2007	0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2008	0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2009	0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2010	0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2011	0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2012	0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2013	0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2014	0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2015	0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
2016	0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2017	0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2018	0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2019	0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
2020	0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2021	0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+78.1%
2022	0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.0%
2023	0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2024	0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2025	0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+67.2%

Nepal compared with similar countries

Nepal's 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nepal's 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 47% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1963	+631.6%	0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0765 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1463 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Nepal

174 East Timor 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
175 Barbados 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
176 Afghanistan 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
178 Sudan 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
179 Bahamas 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
180 Aruba 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 486.09 current US$ per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal?: Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal was 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.1463 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
How does Nepal rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Nepal ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.