Economy of Nepal

Imports

Imports commoditiespetroleum products, machinery and equipment, gold, electrical goods, medicine

Import partnersIndia 52.3%, China 33.6% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesclothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, pashima, jute goods

Export partnersIndia 59.1%, US 9.3%, Germany 4.1% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productspulses, rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat

Industrial productstourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production

Economy

Unemployment2.70 % (2012)2.70 % (2011)2.70 % (2010)

Unemployment of Nepal

GDP - Official Exchange Rate19.3 Billion $ (2013)18.7 Billion $ (2012)18.9 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Nepal

GDP growth rate3.60 % (2013)4.90 % (2012)3.90 % (2011)

GDP growth rate of Nepal

GDP per Capita (PPP)1,500 $ (2013)1,500 $ (2012)1,300 $ (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP) of Nepal

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity42.1 Billion $ (2013)40.0 Billion $ (2012)38.7 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Nepal

GDP PPP per land area286 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)272 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)263 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

GDP PPP per land area of Nepal

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity721 Thousand kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate6.00 % (2010)6.50 % (2009)6.50 % (2008)

Central bank discount rate of Nepal

Commercial bank prime lending rate9.00 % (2013)8.00 % (2012)8.00 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Nepal

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP36.8 % (2013)38.1 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP14.5 % (2013)15.3 % (2012)

Services % of GDP48.7 % (2013)46.6 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals803 Thousand (2012)736 Thousand (2011)603 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of arrivals of Nepal

International tourism, number of departures862 Thousand (2012)774 Thousand (2011)765 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Nepal

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio2.69 % (2012)2.50 % (2011)2.25 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Nepal

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)28.0 % of GDP (1970)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-6.40 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)3.00 % of GDP (2012)1.53 % of GDP (2011)-0.80 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Nepal

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)19.5 % of GNI (2012)20.1 % of GNI (2011)23.6 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Nepal

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)2.96 % of total external debt (2012)2.19 % of total external debt (2011)1.61 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Nepal

Current Account Balance (Total)648 Million $ (2013)284 Million $ (2012)49.0 Million $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Nepal

External Debt (Total)3.82 Billion $ (2012)3.96 Billion $ (2011)3.67 Billion $ (2010)

External Debt (Total) of Nepal

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)20.4 % of GDP (2012)21.0 % of GDP (2011)23.2 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Nepal

External Debt per Capita128 $ (2012)135 $ (2011)137 $ (2010)

External Debt per Capita of Nepal