Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Nepal
Nepal: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.15 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.17 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0822 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Nepal, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Nepal peaked at 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0822 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Nepal 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Nepal, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0822 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0828 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0896 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0904 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0986 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0976 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1009 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1116 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1101 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1069 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1097 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1139 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1234 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1291 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1509 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1873 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2157 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2207 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2333 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2168 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2381 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2801 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3698 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3927 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4411 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4498 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4904 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.525 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.543 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5717 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6114 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6344 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6057 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6111 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6296 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6515 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6701 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6931 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6929 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6914 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7179 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7533 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8294 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8534 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.905 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9056 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8194 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9573 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9944 million SLC per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.15 million SLC per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0971 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0822 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1116 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1701 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1097 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2333 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4302 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2381 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5717 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6491 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6057 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6931 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.89 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7179 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.01 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 78 Barbados 1.51 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 79 Kenya 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 80 Poland 1.32 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 82 Eswatini 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 83 Malaysia 1.12 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 84 Luxembourg 1.11 million SLC 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)
- 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Nepal?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Nepal was 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0822 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Nepal ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.