Expense in Nepal
Nepal: Expense was 19.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expense in Nepal, 2004–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, expense in Nepal stood at 19.4%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Nepal peaked at 21.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2013.
That places Nepal 113th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 12.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.4% | 20.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- DEC alternative conversion factor 136.29 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.87 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 13.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 745.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 78.47 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 575.73 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 211,976 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,570 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 6.28 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Nepal?
- Expense in Nepal was 19.4% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for expense?
- Nepal ranks 113th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.