Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Nepal
Nepal: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 40.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Nepal, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 40.7% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Nepal peaked at 68.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1997.
That places Nepal 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 40.9% | — |
| 1977 | 45.5% | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 50.0% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 53.7% | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 52.8% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 48.7% | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 51.6% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 58.5% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 62.8% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 52.2% | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | -41.0% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +138.5% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +66.5% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 40.7% | +6.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 40.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 40.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 43.2%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +138.5% | 18.3% | 43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.5% | 40.9% | 50.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 52.7% | 44.4% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 18.3% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 38.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 41.9% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 19.3% | 40.7% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Nepal?
- Travel services in Nepal was 40.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1997.
- How does Nepal rank for travel services?
- Nepal ranks 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.