Transport services in Nepal
Nepal: Transport services was 20.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Nepal, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, transport services in Nepal stood at 20.4%. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Nepal peaked at 52.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2024.
That places Nepal 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30.4% | — |
| 1977 | 31.6% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 35.0% | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 31.2% | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 29.5% | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 35.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 33.9% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | +46.9% |
| 1991 | 46.6% | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | -34.8% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 29.7% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +36.7% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 30.4% | 35.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 27.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 23.7% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 32.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 33.2% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 20.4% | 52.4% | 5 |
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)
- 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 transport services in Nepal?
- Transport services in Nepal was 20.4% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for transport services?
- Nepal ranks 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.