Manufacturing, value added in Nepal
Nepal: Manufacturing, value added was 5.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Nepal, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 5.0% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Nepal peaked at 9.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1965.
That places Nepal 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3.3% | — |
| 1966 | 3.4% | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 3.8% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +31.7% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 119.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 184,158 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,084 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 54.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Nepal?
- Manufacturing, value added in Nepal was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1965.
- How does Nepal rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Nepal ranks 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 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.