Goods and services expense in Nepal

Nepal: Goods and services expense was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.4%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
147th
of 154 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2011
All-time low
4.4%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2010–2021

Goods and services expense in Nepal, 2010–2021

46810122010201520212010: 10.4 % of expense2011: 12.5 % of expense2012: 9.8 % of expense2013: 9.4 % of expense2014: 9.9 % of expense2015: 9.4 % of expense2016: 12 % of expense2017: 11 % of expense2018: 9 % of expense2019: 4.6 % of expense2020: 4.4 % of expense2021: 4.4 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 4.4% for goods and services expense in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Nepal peaked at 12.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2021.

Nepal ranks 147th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.8% 4.6% 12.5% 10
2020s 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Nepal?
Goods and services expense in Nepal was 4.4% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
How does Nepal rank for goods and services expense?
Nepal ranks 147th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.