Manufacturing, value added in Nepal
Nepal: Manufacturing, value added was 5.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Nepal, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 5.0% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Nepal peaked at 9.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1965.
That places Nepal 157th out of 204 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 6 |
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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 manufacturing, value added in Nepal?
- Manufacturing, value added in Nepal was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1965.
- How does Nepal rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Nepal ranks 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.