Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 0.002 million USD per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 150th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +709.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -65.6% |
| 2000 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -111.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -4518.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -128.5% |
| 2003 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -128.5% |
| 2004 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -121.7% |
| 2005 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -636.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -357.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -175.2% |
| 2008 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -82.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +3559.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +164.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +240.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -75.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +101.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +172.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -67.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +4518.7% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +3559.2% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 147 Mali 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 148 Algeria 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 149 Bhutan 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 151 Sudan 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Libya 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 153 Botswana 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nepal was 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 million USD per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.