Industry (including construction), value added in Nepal

Nepal: Industry (including construction), value added was 12.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
178th
of 208 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 1996
All-time low
7.9%
in 1975
Years of data
61
1965–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Nepal, 1965–2025

05101520196519952025

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Nepal stood at 12.1%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Nepal peaked at 21.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1975.

That places Nepal 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.0% 9.0% 10.9% 5
1970s 9.7% 7.9% 11.5% 10
1980s 13.4% 11.2% 15.7% 10
1990s 19.7% 15.3% 21.5% 10
2000s 16.7% 15.1% 20.7% 10
2010s 13.4% 12.7% 14.2% 10
2020s 12.0% 11.8% 12.2% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Nepal?
Industry (including construction), value added in Nepal was 12.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1975.
How does Nepal rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Nepal ranks 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 11,347 data points, 1960–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.