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

Nepal ranks 107th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

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

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

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

Nepal: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 11.3%

World rank

107th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.4304 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

All-time low

0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2025

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

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

Analysis

Nepal recorded 0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal peaked at 0.4304 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.

That places Nepal 107th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.2%
1962	0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1963	0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+280.3%
1964	0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.3%
1965	0.1469 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.6%
1966	0.0827 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.7%
1967	0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1968	0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1969	0.1078 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.6%
1970	0.0866 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
1971	0.0963 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1972	0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1973	0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.9%
1974	0.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1975	0.1092 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1976	0.1122 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1977	0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1978	0.1378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1979	0.1372 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1980	0.1758 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.1%
1981	0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1982	0.1649 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1983	0.1896 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
1984	0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1985	0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1986	0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1987	0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.7%
1988	0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1989	0.1651 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1990	0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1991	0.1879 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1992	0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
1993	0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1994	0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1995	0.3029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1996	0.3092 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1997	0.3442 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1998	0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.5%
1999	0.2825 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2000	0.2863 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2001	0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2002	0.2345 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2003	0.2771 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
2004	0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2005	0.2808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2006	0.2756 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2007	0.3024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2008	0.2862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2009	0.341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
2010	0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2011	0.2676 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
2012	0.2795 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2013	0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2014	0.3339 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
2015	0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
2016	0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.4%
2017	0.3571 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2018	0.3839 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2019	0.361 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2020	0.2948 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2021	0.4304 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.0%
2022	0.3335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
2023	0.2927 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2024	0.2844 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2025	0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%

Nepal compared with similar countries

Nepal's 0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nepal's 0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise imports (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	+280.3%	0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1101 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2624 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3442 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2795 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2345 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2676 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3839 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3254 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2844 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4304 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Nepal

104 Senegal 0.3228 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
105 Azerbaijan 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
106 Botswana 0.3209 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
108 Bahamas 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
109 Rwanda 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
110 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3087 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$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal was 0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.4304 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
How does Nepal rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Nepal ranks 107th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (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, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (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.