Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Nepal
Nepal: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Nepal stood at 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 122.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Nepal peaked at 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68,359 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 82nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Nepal, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68,359 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 72,189 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 77,164 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 82,915 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 92,150 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 88,648 current international $ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 96,486 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 108,053 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 105,490 current international $ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 114,870 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 125,630 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 144,157 current international $ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 151,376 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 158,171 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 165,611 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 175,862 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 195,021 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 214,668 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 225,312 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 243,355 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 268,848 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 357,775 current international $ per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 395,134 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 417,715 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 451,542 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 473,780 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 526,362 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 555,147 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 596,822 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 634,019 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 690,375 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 766,167 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 874,915 current international $ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 315,640 current international $ per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.16 million current international $ per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +33.1% | 268,848 current international $ per square kilometre | 357,775 current international $ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90,632 current international $ per square kilometre | 68,359 current international $ per square kilometre | 114,870 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,916 current international $ per square kilometre | 125,630 current international $ per square kilometre | 243,355 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 467,714 current international $ per square kilometre | 268,848 current international $ per square kilometre | 634,019 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 815,250 current international $ per square kilometre | 690,375 current international $ per square kilometre | 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 79 Marshall Islands 999,572 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 80 Montenegro 980,617 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 81 Moldova 961,339 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 922,914 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 84 Bahamas 852,316 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 85 Cape Verde 843,295 current international $ 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Nepal?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Nepal was 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 929,543 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,359 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Nepal ranks 82nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.5%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.