Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Nepal
Nepal: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 84.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Nepal, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Nepal stood at 84.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Nepal peaked at 88.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1995.
Nepal ranks 23rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 82.4% | — |
| 1976 | 80.8% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 79.2% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 82.2% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 80.9% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 76.5% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 79.3% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 82.5% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 81.3% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 75.1% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 84.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.3% | 79.2% | 82.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 80.2% | 76.5% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 75.1% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 75.9% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 76.6% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.7% | 86.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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)
- 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Nepal?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Nepal was 84.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1995.
- How does Nepal rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.