GDP per capita in Nepal
Nepal: GDP per capita was 1,234 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1,234 constant 2015 US$ for gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Nepal peaked at 1,234 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 323.26 constant 2015 US$, in 1973.
Nepal ranks 180th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 334.22 constant 2015 US$ | 326.65 constant 2015 US$ | 349.36 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 337.95 constant 2015 US$ | 323.26 constant 2015 US$ | 350.32 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 371.86 constant 2015 US$ | 334.22 constant 2015 US$ | 413.89 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 473.76 constant 2015 US$ | 422.73 constant 2015 US$ | 524.27 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 604.09 constant 2015 US$ | 547.22 constant 2015 US$ | 692.4 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 868.85 constant 2015 US$ | 721.26 constant 2015 US$ | 1,077 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,126 constant 2015 US$ | 1,032 constant 2015 US$ | 1,234 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 177 Benin 1,398 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 1,360 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 179 Zambia 1,356 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 181 East Timor 1,214 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 1,166 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 183 Tanzania 1,153 constant 2015 US$ compare
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 gdp per capita in Nepal?
- Gdp per capita in Nepal was 1,234 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,234 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 323.26 constant 2015 US$ in 1973.
- How does Nepal rank for gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 180th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.