Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Nepal
Nepal: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Nepal, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0241 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nepal peaked at 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nepal 73rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0241 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0241 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1319 units per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 70 Luxembourg 0.0247 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Djibouti 0.0243 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Barbados 0.0242 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Netherlands 0.0241 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 San Marino 0.0239 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Mongolia 0.0237 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 4.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -19.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 3.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nepal?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nepal was 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0241 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Nepal ranks 73rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.