Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Nepal
Nepal: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 118.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Nepal peaked at 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Nepal 84th 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 | 0.0027 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0028 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1975 | 0.005 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.006 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0078 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0094 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 0.011 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0137 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1985 | 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0246 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0283 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0349 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0368 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0451 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0597 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 0.097 million SLC per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1106 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1352 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.148 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1878 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2042 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2296 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2533 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2679 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2655 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2754 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2982 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3238 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3481 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3828 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4232 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4884 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5337 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.587 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7096 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.782 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.874 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9056 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8894 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 1.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.79 million SLC per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +62.4% | 0.0597 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.097 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0045 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0027 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0064 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0193 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0071 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0368 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1387 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0451 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2296 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3327 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2533 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4884 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8847 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5337 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.34 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.21 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 81 Kenya 1.98 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 82 Poland 1.86 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 83 Barbados 1.75 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 85 Uruguay 1.62 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 86 Mali 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 87 Egypt 1.54 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 1.71 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 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Nepal ranks 84th 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 118.1%. 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, 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 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 ÷ 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 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.