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GDP growth in Nepal

Is that economy growing or stalling?

Nepal's gdp growth is 4.43 % — #30 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

4.43%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in Nepal over time

8.98 %3.30 %-2.37 %8.98 % · 2017-2.37 % · 20202000: 6.20 %2001: 4.80 %2002: 0.12 %2003: 3.95 %2004: 4.68 %2005: 3.48 %2006: 3.36 %2007: 3.41 %2008: 6.10 %2009: 4.53 %2010: 4.82 %2011: 3.42 %2012: 4.67 %2013: 3.53 %2014: 6.01 %2015: 3.98 %2016: 0.43 %2017: 8.98 %2018: 7.62 %2019: 6.66 %2020: -2.37 %2021: 4.84 %2022: 5.63 %2023: 1.98 %2024: 3.68 %2025: 4.43 %2000201220254.43 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#30 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
76 %
97 of 127 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.75 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
4.55 pp
peak 8.98 % in 2017
Full series
▼ 1.77 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #16 of 36vs median 2.90 %: +1.53 pp (better)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %Nepal: ahead of 76 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthNepal 4.43 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. Nepal is ahead of 76 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs Nepal
28 Costa Rica4.56 %+0.13 pp
29 Saudi Arabia4.50 %+0.07 pp
30 Nepal4.43 %—
31 Philippines4.40 %−0.03 pp
32 Egypt4.39 %−0.04 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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