Machinery and transport equipment in Nepal
Nepal: Machinery and transport equipment was 1.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Machinery and transport equipment in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2022, machinery and transport equipment in Nepal stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Nepal peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
Nepal ranks 128th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Machinery and transport equipment in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +330.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +49.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 26% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +330.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 125 Mongolia 1.2% compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 1.2%
- 127 Guatemala 1.1%
- 129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
- 130 Honduras 0.9% compare
- 131 Madagascar 0.9% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 56.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -23.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in Nepal?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Nepal was 1.0% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Nepal rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Nepal ranks 128th out of 149 countries with data for 2022.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).