Revenue, excluding grants in Nepal
Nepal: Revenue, excluding grants was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 16.5% for revenue, excluding grants in 2023.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Nepal peaked at 22.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1993.
That places Nepal 124th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.4% | — |
| 1991 | 8.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 13.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.5% | 19.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 121 Philippines 16.7% compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 16.6% compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 16.5% compare
- 125 Malawi 15.9% compare
- 126 Togo 15.7% compare
- 127 Bahrain 15.5% 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 401.59 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 517.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 45.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Nepal?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Nepal was 16.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1993.
- How does Nepal rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Nepal ranks 124th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.