Rice — Producer Price Index in Nepal
Nepal: Rice — Producer Price Index was 160.97 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Producer Price Index in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 160.97 for rice — producer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — producer price index in Nepal peaked at 160.97 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.26, in 1991.
Nepal ranks 36th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Producer Price Index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.26 | — |
| 1992 | 20.3 | +42.4% |
| 1993 | 22.88 | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 23.16 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 20.67 | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 25.63 | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 28.06 | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 31.01 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 27.56 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 34.1 | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 29.65 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 34.78 | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 35.17 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 38.62 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 40.18 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 40.75 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 41.56 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 46.79 | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 68.39 | +46.2% |
| 2010 | 79.96 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 77.16 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 79.44 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 87.68 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 94.26 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 101.33 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 104.41 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 100.74 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 101.49 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 110.26 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 115.93 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 130.82 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 133.99 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 146.35 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 153.34 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 160.97 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.73 | 14.26 | 31.01 | 9 |
| 2000s | 41 | 29.65 | 68.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.67 | 77.16 | 110.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.23 | 115.93 | 160.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 33 Afghanistan 165.05 compare
- 34 Mexico 164.1 compare
- 35 India 162.39 compare
- 37 South Africa 160.46 compare
- 38 Colombia 159.92 compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 159.91 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 46,088 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,351 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — producer price index in Nepal?
- Rice — producer price index in Nepal was 160.97 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — producer price index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 160.97 in 2025.
- What is the lowest rice — producer price index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.26 in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for rice — producer price index?
- Nepal ranks 36th out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rice — producer price index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. 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 Rice — 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.