Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal
Nepal: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
157th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9937 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1970
All-time low
0.8535 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal is 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal peaked at 0.9937 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.8535 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Nepal ranks 157th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.9862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9452 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.936 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 154 Faroe Islands 0.8819 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Morocco 0.881 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Poland 0.8803 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 El Salvador 0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Georgia 0.8772 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Palau 0.8752 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,351 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 119.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 184,158 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,084 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nepal was 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9937 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8535 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.