Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Nepal
Nepal: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Nepal stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Nepal peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Nepal 112th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +58.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 79% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +58.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 109 Uruguay 0.1% compare
- 110 Myanmar 0.1% compare
- 111 Sudan [former] 0.1% compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 114 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 115 Senegal 0.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Nepal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 407,925 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -32.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 407,925 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Nepal?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Nepal was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Nepal rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Nepal ranks 112th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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