Consumer price index in Nepal
Nepal: Consumer price index was 254.62 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Nepal, 1964–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumer price index in Nepal is 254.62 2010 = 100, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Nepal peaked at 254.62 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.97 2010 = 100, in 1964.
Nepal ranks 41st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.47 2010 = 100 | 2.97 2010 = 100 | 3.77 2010 = 100 | 6 |
| 1970s | 6.01 2010 = 100 | 4.26 2010 = 100 | 7.85 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.64 2010 = 100 | 9 2010 = 100 | 21.81 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.88 2010 = 100 | 23.61 2010 = 100 | 54.4 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.89 2010 = 100 | 55.75 2010 = 100 | 91.47 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.47 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 187.8 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.25 2010 = 100 | 197.29 2010 = 100 | 254.62 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Nepal
- Domestic credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.2% (2025)
- Broad money 131.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 90.5% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 7.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration -364,699 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.97 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 90.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 139.12 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Nepal?
- Consumer price index in Nepal was 254.62 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 254.62 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 2010 = 100 in 1964.
- How does Nepal rank for consumer price index?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).