GDP growth (annual %)
Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency, i.e. real growth net of inflation.
Data table
| Year | Nepal (% per year) |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.908 |
| 1962 | 1.91 |
| 1963 | 1.895 |
| 1964 | 7.532 |
| 1965 | -1.203 |
| 1966 | 7.041 |
| 1967 | -1.571 |
| 1968 | 0.6755 |
| 1969 | 4.463 |
| 1970 | 2.576 |
| 1971 | -1.195 |
| 1972 | 3.118 |
| 1973 | -0.4765 |
| 1974 | 6.334 |
| 1975 | 1.456 |
| 1976 | 4.399 |
| 1977 | 3.017 |
| 1978 | 4.406 |
| 1979 | 2.369 |
| 1980 | -2.319 |
| 1981 | 8.342 |
| 1982 | 3.779 |
| 1983 | -2.977 |
| 1984 | 9.681 |
| 1985 | 6.145 |
| 1986 | 4.566 |
| 1987 | 1.696 |
| 1988 | 7.697 |
| 1989 | 4.33 |
| 1990 | 4.635 |
| 1991 | 6.368 |
| 1992 | 4.106 |
| 1993 | 3.85 |
| 1994 | 8.216 |
| 1995 | 3.468 |
| 1996 | 5.328 |
| 1997 | 5.049 |
| 1998 | 3.016 |
| 1999 | 4.413 |
| 2000 | 6.2 |
| 2001 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 0.1201 |
| 2003 | 3.945 |
| 2004 | 4.683 |
| 2005 | 3.479 |
| 2006 | 3.365 |
| 2007 | 3.412 |
| 2008 | 6.105 |
| 2009 | 4.533 |
| 2010 | 4.816 |
| 2011 | 3.422 |
| 2012 | 4.67 |
| 2013 | 3.525 |
| 2014 | 6.011 |
| 2015 | 3.976 |
| 2016 | 0.4331 |
| 2017 | 8.977 |
| 2018 | 7.622 |
| 2019 | 6.657 |
| 2020 | -2.37 |
| 2021 | 4.838 |
| 2022 | 5.631 |
| 2023 | 1.983 |
| 2024 | 3.678 |
| 2025 | 4.431 |
| 2026 | 2.956 |
| 2027 | 4.564 |
| 2028 | 5.307 |
| 2029 | 5.149 |
| 2030 | 5.047 |
| 2031 | 5.042 |
Per-source values, 2026
| Source | Dataset | Value | Year | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Monetary Fund | WEO:NGDP_RPCH | 2.956 | 2026 | 2026-08-09 |
| World Bank | WDI | 4.431 | 2025 | 2026-08-09 |
Sources currently disagree by about 0.17 percentage points for this indicator and geography. Both figures are shown below rather than one being picked as correct.
4.43–4.60 % per year two sources differ by 0.17 percentage points
Why do these differ, and what each source reported
IMF WEO's NGDP_RPCH and the World Bank's NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG are both real (constant-price) GDP growth and match Nepal's history almost exactly year for year (verified live: both 3.976053% for 2015) -- both ultimately draw on the same Nepal Rastra Bank/CBS national accounts. Where they diverge it is usually a vintage effect: WEO carries growth projections out to 2031, so a gap in a future year compares a forecast to a year the Bank has no actual for yet, not a real disagreement.
World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
- Dataset
- WDI
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-09 · Fresh
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cadence
- quarterly
4a6c70c · open data.worldbank.org ↗
IMF, World Economic Outlook / Consumer Price Index / Balance of Payments databases
- Dataset
- WEO:NGDP_RPCH
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-09 · Fresh
- Licence
- attribution
- Cadence
- quarterly
4a6c70c · open www.imf.org ↗Caveats
Real (constant-price) growth; a single-year swing beyond roughly +/-15% for Nepal usually reflects an earthquake, pandemic, or major statistical rebasing.