Services, value added (% of GDP) in Nepal
Nepal: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 54.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Nepal stood at 54.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Nepal peaked at 98.6% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1975.
Nepal ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 98.6% | — |
| 1961 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 23.2% | -76.5% |
| 1966 | 19.7% | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 22.5% | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 21.0% | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 21.2% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 22.2% | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 20.8% | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 23.0% | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 19.9% | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 22.2% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 24.7% | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 31.4% | +26.4% |
| 1986 | 30.9% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 30.9% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 30.4% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 33.6% | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 54.4% | -1.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 54.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 54.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 53.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -76.5% | 98.6% | 23.2% |
| 2001 | +28.1% | 34.7% | 44.5% |
| 1985 | +26.4% | 24.8% | 31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.1% | 19.7% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 19.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 24.5% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 30.4% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 34.7% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 46.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 51.5% | 55.4% | 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 4.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -19.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 3.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Nepal?
- Services, value added in Nepal was 54.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1961.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1975.
- How does Nepal rank for services, value added?
- Nepal ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.