Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Nepal
Nepal: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Nepal, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nepal stood at 4.0%.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nepal peaked at 8.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2002.
That places Nepal 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -33.2% |
| 2002 | -1.8% | -164.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -213.1% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -41.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +136.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -35.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +81.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +74.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -46.1% |
| 2016 | -0.5% | -116.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -1984.4% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -40.9% |
| 2020 | -1.7% | -140.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -143.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +241.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -36.4% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +126.7% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | -1.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | -0.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -1.7% | 4.0% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 31.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4392 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 674.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0838 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 128.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 16.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 11.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nepal?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nepal was 4.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Nepal ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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