Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 in Nepal
Nepal: Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 was 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Nepal, 1973–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Nepal peaked at 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.75 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1975.
Nepal ranks 179th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 23.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 22.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 19.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 21.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 27.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +25.7% |
| 1978 | 29.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 29.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 28.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 30.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 32.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 30.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 32.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 40.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 44.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 44.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 47.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 48.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 48.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 53.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 60.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 61.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 65.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 66.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 70.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 73.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 73.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 81.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 83.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 82.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 84.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 84.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 85.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 88.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 91.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 92.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 94.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 97.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 103.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 106.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 113.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 115.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 109.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 128.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 141.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 150.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 141.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 148.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 163.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 165.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 165.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 478.61 constant 2015 US$ per person, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 875.35 constant 2015 US$ per person, 20% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | 19.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | 29.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 37.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | 28.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | 48.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | 48.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | 76.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | 81.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | 92.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | 94.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 150.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | 141.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 176 Sierra Leone 214.96 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 177 Burkina Faso 175.9 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 178 Mali 172.72 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 180 Micronesia (country) 169.45 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 181 Gambia 158.95 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 182 Liberia 152.09 constant 2015 US$ per person 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 industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Nepal?
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Nepal was 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 171.65 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.75 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1975.
- How does Nepal rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Nepal ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.