Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Nepal
Nepal: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 65.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Nepal, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Nepal is 65.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Nepal peaked at 65.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1991.
That places Nepal 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32.1% | — |
| 1977 | 33.6% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 31.6% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 29.3% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 29.6% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 28.5% | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -25.2% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +59.9% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +77.3% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 65.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 65.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 26.3%, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.5% | 31.6% | 33.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 25.7% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 21.3% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 29.9% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 41.6% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 24.5% | 65.7% | 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 65.6% 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 65.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for travel services?
- Nepal ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.