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Nepal · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Nepal

South Asia Capital Kathmandu Lower middle income Nation age 258 years (since 1768) i NPL · NP
NationsTree Index 2025 i44.6111th of 196 Tree height 2025 i7.8 msee ranking Military strength i50percentile
Population i29.6 m52nd of 217 Area i147,181 km²94th of 216 GDP i$45.49 bn103rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$182.90 bn intl.82nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$6,175 intl.159th of 199 Life expectancy i70.6 years150th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i32
Strength · trunk i56
Quality of life · crown i34
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i36
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i97
CSV

In short

Nepal is 111th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 44.6 out of 100; its tree is 7.8 m tall.

It has 29.6 million people and an economy of $182.90 bn at purchasing power parity, 82nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (24th of 212), DPT immunization (29th of 193) and CO₂ emissions per person (44th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed drinking water (143rd of 150), Air pollution (PM2.5) (189th of 200) and Hospital beds (135th of 145).

Over five years it climbed from 134th to 111th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 147,181 94th/216
Land area ikm² 143,350 93rd/216
Population ipeople 29.6 m 52nd/217
Population growth i% -0.11% 179th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 206.8 66th/216
Urban population i% 67.0% 99th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 28.1% 81st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 6.6% 133rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $45.49 bn 103rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $182.90 bn 82nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $156.29 bn 82nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,536 182nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $6,175 159th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,570 172nd/201
GDP growth i% 4.4% 65th/210
Inflation i% 2.7% 81st/180
Unemployment i% 10.5% 152nd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 39.9% 16th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 47.4% 80th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.8% 71st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 21.6% 32nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 12.1% 174th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.0% 152nd/192
Services i% of GDP 54.4% 124th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $4.02 bn 137th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $15.34 bn 103rd/182
Exports i% of GDP 8.8% 178th/183
Imports i% of GDP 33.7% 118th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 42.6% 156th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 158th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 47.5% 68th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 49.4% 31st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.4% 121st/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.6% 152nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 6.6% 28th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.1% 173rd/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.5% 132nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01% 55th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.49% 69th/209
Arable land i% of land area 12.6% 83rd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 6,670 59th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 230,000 148th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $238.0 m 117th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 13.4% 45th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.2 m 62nd/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 70.6 150th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 25.1 131st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.01 106th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.5 135th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 33.9% 127th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 90.4% 102nd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 43.5%2010
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 10.1% 131st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.2% 100th/193
Adult literacy i% 68.7%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 21.3% 121st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.622 145th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 30.0 24th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.4% 65th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 97.9% 142nd/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 16.5% 143rd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 53.4% 80th/144
Internet users i% of population 46.3% 151st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 100 138th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 10.1 119th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.19 139th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 4.3 m 64th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.54 44th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 73.7% 24th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 53.2 189th/200
Forest area i% of land area 43.6% 70th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 451 123rd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 36.6 162nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 32.5 153rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 53.6 117th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 57.8 149th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 44.2 149th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 54.6 112th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.1 69th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $428.3 m 108th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.0% 117th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.5% 93rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 112,000 52nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.40% 44th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 6.0 m 125th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.30%2010
Patent applications by residents iapplications 202017
Scientific articles iarticles 1,591 77th/197

Compare Nepal with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Unification of Nepal by Prithvi Narayan Shah (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Nepal — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/nepal. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Nepal — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/nepal. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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