Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Nepal
Nepal: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 73.88 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Nepal stood at 73.88 million USD.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Nepal peaked at 279.94 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, -6.65 million USD, in 2006.
That places Nepal 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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$ in Nepal, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.94 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 2.22 million USD | -62.6% |
| 1996 | 19.16 million USD | +763.1% |
| 1997 | 23.06 million USD | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 12.02 million USD | -47.9% |
| 1999 | 4.35 million USD | -63.8% |
| 2000 | -0.4848 million USD | -111.1% |
| 2001 | 20.85 million USD | -4400.5% |
| 2002 | -5.95 million USD | -128.5% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million USD | -130.0% |
| 2004 | -0.4173 million USD | -123.4% |
| 2005 | 2.45 million USD | -687.5% |
| 2006 | -6.65 million USD | -371.1% |
| 2007 | 5.89 million USD | -188.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million USD | -82.8% |
| 2009 | 38.55 million USD | +3714.2% |
| 2010 | 124.21 million USD | +222.2% |
| 2011 | 135.79 million USD | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 83.82 million USD | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 279.94 million USD | +234.0% |
| 2014 | 206.11 million USD | -26.4% |
| 2015 | 51.56 million USD | -75.0% |
| 2016 | 106.13 million USD | +105.9% |
| 2017 | 197.78 million USD | +86.3% |
| 2018 | 67.06 million USD | -66.1% |
| 2019 | 185 million USD | +175.9% |
| 2020 | 126.49 million USD | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 195.96 million USD | +54.9% |
| 2022 | 65.13 million USD | -66.8% |
| 2023 | 73.88 million USD | +13.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 73.88 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 626.47 million USD, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 73.88 million USD is below the median for South Asia, which is 736.67 million USD, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 | +4400.5% | -0.4848 million USD | 20.85 million USD |
| 2009 | +3714.2% | 1.01 million USD | 38.55 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.13 million USD | 2.22 million USD | 23.06 million USD | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.7 million USD | -6.65 million USD | 38.55 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.74 million USD | 51.56 million USD | 279.94 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.37 million USD | 65.13 million USD | 195.96 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 141 Fiji 91.02 million USD compare
- 142 Burkina Faso 85.35 million USD compare
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 78.63 million USD compare
- 145 Belize 49.73 million USD compare
- 146 Palau 47.82 million USD compare
- 147 Central African Republic 38.74 million USD 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 56.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -23.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Nepal?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Nepal was 73.88 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 279.94 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.65 million USD in 2006.
- How does Nepal rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Nepal ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.