Lentils, dry — Producer Price Index in Nepal
Nepal: Lentils, dry — Producer Price Index was 179.11 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Producer Price Index in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — producer price index in Nepal is 179.11, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — producer price index in Nepal peaked at 179.11 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.16, in 1991.
That places Nepal 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lentils, dry — Producer Price Index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.16 | — |
| 1992 | 12.2 | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 14.81 | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 12.14 | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 13.74 | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 16.5 | +20.1% |
| 1997 | 18 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 24.01 | +33.4% |
| 1999 | 24.01 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.21 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 26.41 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 44.41 | +68.2% |
| 2003 | 36.37 | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 51.66 | +42.0% |
| 2005 | 53.71 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 57.61 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 62.75 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 81.62 | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 122.25 | +49.8% |
| 2010 | 122.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.92 | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 92.42 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 92.42 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.53 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.65 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 111.81 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 115.64 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 99.13 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 96.88 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 97.51 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 101.11 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 109.34 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 165.69 | +51.5% |
| 2024 | 170.46 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 179.11 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.17 | 10.16 | 24.01 | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.2 | 25.21 | 122.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.66 | 87.92 | 122.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.2 | 97.51 | 179.11 | 6 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 76.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 10,429 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 56.29 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,364 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — producer price index in Nepal?
- Lentils, dry — producer price index in Nepal was 179.11 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — producer price index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 179.11 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — producer price index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.16 in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for lentils, dry — producer price index?
- Nepal ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lentils, dry — producer price index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lentils, dry — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.