Net barter terms of trade index in Nepal
Nepal: Net barter terms of trade index was 100.5 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net barter terms of trade index in Nepal, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 100.5 2015 = 100 for net barter terms of trade index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Nepal peaked at 110.4 2015 = 100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.6 2015 = 100, in 2008.
Nepal ranks 109th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net barter terms of trade index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 89.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 87.7 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 84.6 2015 = 100 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 78.6 2015 = 100 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 92.3 2015 = 100 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 89.6 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 90.9 2015 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 90.4 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 92 2015 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 93.2 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 101.3 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 98.4 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 94.5 2015 = 100 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 96.4 2015 = 100 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 110.4 2015 = 100 | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 104.5 2015 = 100 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 97.5 2015 = 100 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 100.5 2015 = 100 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6 2015 = 100 | 78.6 2015 = 100 | 92.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.67 2015 = 100 | 89.6 2015 = 100 | 101.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.92 2015 = 100 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | 110.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 107 Faroe Islands 101 2015 = 100 compare
- 108 Czechia 100.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 109 Hong Kong, China 100.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 111 Jamaica 100.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 111 Netherlands 100.3 2015 = 100 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 net barter terms of trade index in Nepal?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Nepal was 100.5 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 110.4 2015 = 100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6 2015 = 100 in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Nepal ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.