Nepal — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Nepal, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Nepal was 4.43% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.68% in 1984. The lowest was -2.98% in 1983 (about -1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.32% per year.
Nepal ranks 65 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for South Asia is 6.31%, so Nepal sits below it. It peaked in 1984 and has fallen 54% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 11%. Within South Asia it ranks 5 of 6 economies; Bangladesh (3.49%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3184% in 2003. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1964. Doubling roughly every 53 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 82nd of 107 in 1961 → 95th of 119 in 1970 → 127th of 152 in 1980 → 59th of 176 in 1990 → 43rd of 199 in 2000 → 90th of 209 in 2010 → 73rd of 209 in 2020 → 58th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.43% | +0.8 pp |
| 2024 | 3.68% | +1.7 pp |
| 2023 | 1.98% | -3.6 pp |
| 2022 | 5.63% | +0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 4.84% | +7.2 pp |
| 2020 | -2.37% | -9.0 pp |
| 2019 | 6.66% | -1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 7.62% | -1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 8.98% | +8.5 pp |
| 2016 | 0.43% | -3.5 pp |
| 2015 | 3.98% | -2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 6.01% | +2.5 pp |
| 2013 | 3.53% | -1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.67% | +1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 3.42% | -1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 4.53% | -1.6 pp |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +2.7 pp |
| 2007 | 3.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.48% | -1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.68% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 3.95% | +3.8 pp |
| 2002 | 0.12% | -4.7 pp |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -1.4 pp |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +1.8 pp |
| 1999 | 4.41% | +1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 3.02% | -2.0 pp |
| 1997 | 5.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 5.33% | +1.9 pp |
| 1995 | 3.47% | -4.7 pp |
| 1994 | 8.22% | +4.4 pp |
| 1993 | 3.85% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 4.11% | -2.3 pp |
| 1991 | 6.37% | +1.7 pp |
| 1990 | 4.64% | +0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 4.33% | -3.4 pp |
| 1988 | 7.7% | +6.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -2.9 pp |
| 1986 | 4.57% | -1.6 pp |
| 1985 | 6.14% | -3.5 pp |
| 1984 | 9.68% | +12.7 pp |
| 1983 | -2.98% | -6.8 pp |
| 1982 | 3.78% | -4.6 pp |
| 1981 | 8.34% | +10.7 pp |
| 1980 | -2.32% | -4.7 pp |
| 1979 | 2.37% | -2.0 pp |
| 1978 | 4.41% | +1.4 pp |
| 1977 | 3.02% | -1.4 pp |
| 1976 | 4.4% | +2.9 pp |
| 1975 | 1.46% | -4.9 pp |
| 1974 | 6.33% | +6.8 pp |
| 1973 | -0.48% | -3.6 pp |
| 1972 | 3.12% | +4.3 pp |
| 1971 | -1.2% | -3.8 pp |
| 1970 | 2.58% | -1.9 pp |
| 1969 | 4.46% | +3.8 pp |
| 1968 | 0.68% | +2.2 pp |
| 1967 | -1.57% | -8.6 pp |
| 1966 | 7.04% | +8.2 pp |
| 1965 | -1.2% | -8.7 pp |
| 1964 | 7.53% | +5.6 pp |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.91% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Nepal’s GDP growth in 1962?
1.91% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Nepal’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +132.2% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.43%; 2024: 3.68%; 2023: 1.98%; 2022: 5.63%; 2021: 4.84%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.