Trade as a share of GDP in Nepal

Trade as a share of GDP in Nepal was 42.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.4 pts from 2024. That is the 153rd highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202542.6%
Change on 2024+2.4 pts
Rank153rd of 171Countries ranked
Series high641997
Series low13.21970

Trade as a share of GDP in Nepal, 1965 to 2025

02040608019651974198319922001201020251965: 21.7 %1966: 14.4 %1967: 13.8 %1968: 14.3 %1969: 17.2 %1970: 13.2 %1971: 14.5 %1972: 13.6 %1973: 17 %1974: 16 %1975: 22.3 %1976: 25 %1977: 26.1 %1978: 26 %1979: 27.8 %1980: 30.3 %1981: 32.5 %1982: 30.4 %1983: 31.5 %1984: 30.1 %1985: 31.5 %1986: 32 %1987: 32.7 %1988: 33.8 %1989: 33.4 %1990: 32.2 %1991: 34.7 %1992: 41.7 %1993: 47.2 %1994: 50.4 %1995: 59.5 %1996: 58.5 %1997: 64 %1998: 56.7 %1999: 52.6 %2000: 55.7 %2001: 55.8 %2002: 46.2 %2003: 44.2 %2004: 46.1 %2005: 44.1 %2006: 44.8 %2007: 44.6 %2008: 46 %2009: 47.1 %2010: 46 %2011: 36.3 %2012: 37.9 %2013: 41.9 %2014: 46 %2015: 46.7 %2016: 42.1 %2017: 44.6 %2018: 48.4 %2019: 49.2 %2020: 40.9 %2021: 43.1 %2022: 49 %2023: 41.6 %2024: 40.2 %2025: 42.6 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 61 values
Period%
202542.6
202440.2
202341.6
202249
202143.1
202040.9
201949.2
201848.4
201744.6
201642.1
201546.7
201446
201341.9
201237.9
201136.3
201046
200947.1
200846
200744.6
200644.8
200544.1
200446.1
200344.2
200246.2
200155.8
200055.7
199952.6
199856.7
199764
199658.5
199559.5
199450.4
199347.2
199241.7
199134.7
199032.2
198933.4
198833.8
198732.7
198632
198531.5
198430.1
198331.5
198230.4
198132.5
198030.3
197927.8
197826
197726.1
197625
197522.3
197416
197317
197213.6
197114.5
197013.2
196917.2
196814.3
196713.8
196614.4
196521.7

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Nepal?

Trade as a share of GDP in Nepal was 42.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.4 pts from 2024. That is the 153rd highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Nepal?

64% in 1997, the highest value since 1965 in this series.

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