International statistics Basic indicators: Nepal

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022143,350
GDP, current prices bn US$202443.4
GDP per capita, current prices US$20241,389
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20243.1
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20245.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202321.2
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202312.1
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202355.4
Population 1,000202329,694.6
Population, female % of total202351.9
Population density inhab. per km22022207
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202328.7
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20236.4
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.98
Life expectancy at birth - men years202368.8
Life expectancy at birth - women years202371.8
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20219
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants20214
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202323
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202423
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202435
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20231,951
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20234.0
Labour force participation rate %202439.7
Labour force 1,00020248,435
Self-employed persons %202380.2
Unemployment rate %202410.7
Youth unemployment rate %202420.8
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201729.6
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20231,430
Agricultural land % of land area202226.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202213.6
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.7
Forest area % of land area202241.6
Import of goods, total bn US$202213.7
Export of goods, total bn US$20221.3
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202244.9
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202232.6
Exports of goods and services % of GDP20237.0
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201916
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.91
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022520
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.57
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20171
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20100.3
Researchers per million inhabitants200260
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20222.5
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2022133.3
Internet users per 100 inhab.202355.8
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20224.8
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202394.5

As at 22 May 2025

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