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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Nepal: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Nepal is placed 97th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 5,277 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 57.85 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
97th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 5,277GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 57.85Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -0.102Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 59.99Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Nepal on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
5,277
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Nepal: 5,277. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Asia
- 24,401 Maldives
- Land neighbours
- China 25,067 · India 10,039
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Nepal’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
57.85
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Nepal: 57.85. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Asia
- 57.85 Nepal
- Land neighbours
- China 29.49 · India 21.46
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-0.102
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 88th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Nepal: -0.102. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Asia
- 0.705 India
- Land neighbours
- China 1.271 · India 0.705
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
59.99
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Nepal: 59.99. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Asia
- 91.06 Iran
- Land neighbours
- China 89.38 · India 89.02
02Over time
Which way Nepal is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
NepalWorld median
Nepal rose from 2,341 in 2000 to 5,277 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Nepal World median 2025 5,277 17,265 2024 5,047 18,108 2023 4,861 17,686 2022 4,763 16,933 2021 4,546 16,260 2020 4,413 15,631 2019 4,608 16,761 2018 4,371 16,349 2017 4,072 16,129 2016 3,744 15,512 2015 3,745 14,857 2014 3,622 14,475 2013 3,427 14,681 2012 3,317 14,631 2011 3,177 13,916 2010 3,085 14,101 2009 2,962 13,655 2008 2,853 14,030 2007 2,709 13,755 2006 2,641 12,983 2005 2,580 12,023 2004 2,522 11,608 2003 2,439 11,183 2002 2,380 11,144 2001 2,414 10,907 2000 2,341 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
NepalWorld median
Nepal rose from -0.403 in 2000 to -0.102 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Nepal World median 2024 -0.102 0.1310 2023 -0.116 0.0710 2022 -0.193 0.0580 2021 -0.364 0.0010 2020 -0.232 0.0470 2019 -0.187 0.0300 2018 -0.208 -0.0150 2017 -0.092 0.0080 2016 -0.238 -0.0660 2015 -0.114 -0.0600 2014 -0.096 -0.0190 2013 -0.164 0.0140 2012 -0.198 0.0060 2011 -0.358 -0.0140 2010 -0.196 -0.0020 2009 -0.254 0.0990 2008 -0.166 0.0700 2007 -0.232 -0.0080 2006 -0.225 0.0740 2005 -0.228 0.0510 2004 -0.307 0.0505 2003 -0.315 0.0450 2002 -0.382 0.0100 2001 -0.533 0.0470 2000 -0.403 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
NepalWorld median
Nepal rose from 25.31 in 2011 to 59.99 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Nepal World median 2024 60 73 2021 54 74 2017 45 59 2014 34 52 2011 25 37
03In context
Nepal beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Nepal and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | =46th | 25,067 | 29.49 | 1.271 | 89.38 |
 Indiacompare | 86th | 10,039 | 21.46 | 0.705 | 89.02 |
| Nepal | 97th | 5,277 | 57.85 | -0.102 | 59.99 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Nepal in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Nepal is ahead of the world, and behind
52 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Nepal does better than the middle country measured.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38924.428.389▲ Improved since 2011
Nepal: 24.42 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 5th of 118 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.2631.451▲ Improved since 2014
Nepal: 0.263 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 105th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06144.45107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Nepal: 144.45 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 17th of 194 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9423.2743.94No real change since 2014
Nepal: 23.27 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08123.18106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Nepal: 123.18 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 37th of 195 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8272.2165.82No earlier reading
Nepal: 72.21 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 11th of 50 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23116.66106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Nepal: 116.66 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 58th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3964.4313.396No real change since 2015
Nepal: 4.431 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 58th of 186 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8137.6641.81No earlier reading
Nepal: 37.66 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 103rd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9312.3912.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Nepal: 12.39 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 57th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median19
Statistics on which Nepal does worse than the middle country measured.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1349.2950.13No earlier reading
Nepal: 49.29 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 27th of 50 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4223.5125.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Nepal: 23.51 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 170 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1938.540.19▲ Improved since 2020
Nepal: 38.5 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 106th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.4230.485▲ Improved since 2013
Nepal: 0.423 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 96th of 170 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4746.1047.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Nepal: 6.104 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 118 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.531.2527.5No real change since 2010
Nepal: 31.25 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6739.8246.67▲ Improved since 2012
Nepal: 39.82 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 135th of 195 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.653-0.093No real change since 2015
Nepal: -0.653 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 209 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2735,35114,273▲ Improved since 2015
Nepal: 5,351 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 75th of 102 · derived.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.859.366.8No earlier reading
Nepal: 59.3 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 37th of 50 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.44.6610.4No earlier reading
Nepal: 4.66 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5220.2128.52▲ Improved since 2022
Nepal: 20.21 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 107th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8004,33812,800▲ Improved since 2017
Nepal: 4,338 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 136th of 173 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3944.1852.39No earlier reading
Nepal: 44.18 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 135th of 169 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8903,01412,890▲ Improved since 2012
Nepal: 3,014 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 135th of 166 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48612,78846,486▲ Improved since 2010
Nepal: 12,788 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 125th of 150 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9559.66701.95No earlier reading
Nepal: 59.66 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 145 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.12.9916.1No real change since 2013
Nepal: 2.99 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.840.563.8No earlier reading
Nepal: 40.5 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 91st of 99 by World Energy Council.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0636.0522.06No real change since 2014
Nepal: 36.05 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 14th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0484.7362.04No real change since 2015
Nepal: 84.73 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 13th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6611.23.66Moved since 2012
Nepal: 11.2 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57221.566.572Moved since 2015
Nepal: 21.56 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 26th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9329.422.93No real change since 2015
Nepal: 29.4 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 25th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2409,4282,240No real change since 2022
Nepal: 9,428 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23111.03103.23Moved since 2015
Nepal: 111.03 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2250.264-0.225Moved since 2014
Nepal: 0.264 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3063.0663.306Moved since 2015
Nepal: 3.066 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7233.7241.72Moved since 2015
Nepal: 33.72 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 84th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95490.28657.95No real change since 2014
Nepal: 490.28 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1748.0867.17Moved since 2014
Nepal: 48.08 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.4991.708No real change since 2011
Nepal: 0.499 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 127th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1940.306Moved since 2015
Nepal: 0.194 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6024.1429.602Moved since 2015
Nepal: 4.142 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1711.0916.171Moved since 2014
Nepal: 1.091 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6842.5579.68No real change since 2015
Nepal: 42.55 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 115th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.264.98211.26Moved since 2015
Nepal: 4.982 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 115th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.11.968No real change since 2015
Nepal: 0.1 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.218.38516.21No real change since 2015
Nepal: 8.385 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 122nd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6512.0524.65Moved since 2015
Nepal: 12.05 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 147th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.2940.523Moved since 2013
Nepal: 0.294 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.348.82836.34Moved since 2015
Nepal: 8.828 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 136th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Nepal’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Nepal’s 7th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energyjoint 47th of 1653/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality46th of 1593/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability60th of 1864/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture85th of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties94th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security88th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation97th of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge111th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology115th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience118th of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions130th of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality129th of 1834/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing143rd of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital145th of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labour171st of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Nepal can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Southern Asia
Bhutan68th2/4 keysThis page
Nepal97th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Nepal and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
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On economy & innovation
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08Questions
Nepal on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Nepal rank on economy & innovation?
Nepal is placed 97th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Nepal?
5,277 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Nepal?
57.85 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Nepal compare with India on economy & innovation?
India is placed 86th of 176, and Nepal 97th. GDP per Capita (PPP): India 10,039, Nepal 5,277; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: India 21.46, Nepal 57.85; Economic Complexity Index: India 0.705, Nepal -0.102; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: India 89.02, Nepal 59.99.
How have Nepal’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 2,341 in 2000 to 5,277 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -0.403 in 2000 to -0.102 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 25.31 in 2011 to 59.99 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Nepal?
No current reading is published for Nepal on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), ICT Goods Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Logistics Performance Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Tax Revenue (% of GDP) and Total Factor Productivity Level. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 52 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Nepal’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Nepal (banner) — Laxman Thapa from Nepal derivative work: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Nepal: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/nepal/economy