Nepal - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Nepal was $16,957,500,000 as of 2021. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $16,957,500,000 in 2021 and $196,904,000 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1976 $196,904,000
1977 $211,736,000
1978 $277,618,900
1979 $325,641,700
1980 $415,650,000
1981 $456,316,100
1982 $491,481,700
1983 $556,244,500
1984 $502,430,200
1985 $559,742,700
1986 $550,164,400
1987 $643,607,400
1988 $815,685,400
1989 $715,840,300
1990 $833,936,800
1991 $940,820,000
1992 $977,065,200
1993 $1,110,393,000
1994 $1,455,541,000
1995 $1,624,112,000
1996 $1,737,495,000
1997 $1,916,419,000
1998 $1,435,272,000
1999 $1,706,621,000
2000 $1,790,054,000
2001 $1,700,447,000
2002 $1,662,169,000
2003 $1,932,124,000
2004 $2,293,010,000
2005 $2,711,193,000
2006 $2,933,865,000
2007 $3,655,163,000
2008 $4,371,089,000
2009 $5,101,054,000
2010 $5,878,850,000
2011 $6,447,236,000
2012 $6,845,294,000
2013 $7,520,106,000
2014 $8,777,542,000
2015 $7,711,563,000
2016 $10,015,080,000
2017 $11,823,750,000
2018 $14,638,260,000
2019 $13,836,310,000
2020 $10,694,430,000
2021 $16,957,500,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Nepal was $11,405,420,000 as of 2020. Over the past 55 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $14,176,870,000 in 2019 and $57,919,840 in 1968.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1965 $102,375,600
1966 $79,406,740
1967 $58,537,860
1968 $57,919,840
1969 $80,592,590
1970 $71,901,230
1971 $80,592,590
1972 $81,086,420
1973 $100,827,900
1974 $128,470,900
1975 $210,631,400
1976 $205,966,800
1977 $197,920,000
1978 $248,201,300
1979 $295,583,300
1980 $364,500,000
1981 $446,416,700
1982 $450,515,200
1983 $521,619,400
1984 $502,021,600
1985 $523,971,600
1986 $578,787,500
1987 $618,262,000
1988 $780,457,900
1989 $785,538,000
1990 $785,782,500
1991 $909,166,900
1992 $875,325,200
1993 $1,052,504,000
1994 $1,278,518,000
1995 $1,519,145,000
1996 $1,611,500,000
1997 $1,854,726,000
1998 $1,645,666,000
1999 $1,495,923,000
2000 $1,781,598,000
2001 $1,996,694,000
2002 $1,724,112,000
2003 $1,807,225,000
2004 $2,143,236,000
2005 $2,396,740,000
2006 $2,832,075,000
2007 $3,275,659,000
2008 $4,172,661,000
2009 $4,455,550,000
2010 $5,825,346,000
2011 $6,146,527,000
2012 $6,331,147,000
2013 $7,218,391,000
2014 $8,151,235,000
2015 $8,879,788,000
2016 $8,322,476,000
2017 $10,670,300,000
2018 $13,453,790,000
2019 $14,176,870,000
2020 $11,405,420,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Nepal was 1,326,580,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,600,280,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 446,000,000 in 1967.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1965 780,000,000
1966 605,000,000
1967 446,000,000
1968 538,000,000
1969 816,000,000
1970 728,000,000
1971 816,000,000
1972 821,000,000
1973 1,034,000,000
1974 1,351,000,000
1975 2,215,000,000
1976 2,466,000,000
1977 2,474,000,000
1978 3,053,000,000
1979 3,547,000,000
1980 4,374,000,000
1981 5,357,000,000
1982 5,828,000,000
1983 7,196,000,000
1984 7,661,000,000
1985 9,317,000,000
1986 11,313,500,000
1987 13,351,800,000
1988 17,213,000,000
1989 19,892,100,000
1990 22,401,400,000
1991 28,702,400,000
1992 39,302,100,000
1993 50,520,200,000
1994 62,647,400,000
1995 75,653,420,000
1996 88,713,080,000
1997 105,775,000,000
1998 101,949,000,000
1999 101,648,000,000
2000 123,055,000,000
2001 146,757,000,000
2002 130,912,000,000
2003 140,522,000,000
2004 158,151,000,000
2005 173,754,000,000
2006 204,829,000,000
2007 230,893,000,000
2008 271,291,000,000
2009 342,536,000,000
2010 434,198,000,000
2011 444,232,000,000
2012 512,948,000,000
2013 634,899,000,000
2014 800,552,000,000
2015 883,444,000,000
2016 885,111,000,000
2017 1,133,320,000,000
2018 1,404,210,000,000
2019 1,600,280,000,000
2020 1,326,580,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Nepal was 12,553,500,000 as of 2020. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 14,796,310,000 in 2019 and 3,005,631,000 in 2002.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2001 3,538,417,000
2002 3,005,631,000
2003 3,007,411,000
2004 3,262,716,000
2005 3,487,528,000
2006 3,712,728,000
2007 3,822,094,000
2008 4,135,195,000
2009 4,657,576,000
2010 5,973,705,000
2011 5,693,876,000
2012 5,867,083,000
2013 6,696,390,000
2014 8,103,225,000
2015 8,879,788,000
2016 9,159,600,000
2017 11,746,710,000
2018 13,983,160,000
2019 14,796,310,000
2020 12,553,500,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Nepal was -15.16 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.26 in 2010 and a minimum value of -15.16 in 2020.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2002 -15.06
2003 0.06
2004 8.49
2005 6.89
2006 6.46
2007 2.95
2008 8.19
2009 12.63
2010 28.26
2011 -4.68
2012 3.04
2013 14.13
2014 21.01
2015 9.58
2016 3.15
2017 28.24
2018 19.04
2019 5.82
2020 -15.16

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Nepal was 979,416,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,154,400,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 234,497,000,000 in 2002.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2001 276,065,000,000
2002 234,497,000,000
2003 234,636,000,000
2004 254,555,000,000
2005 272,094,000,000
2006 289,664,000,000
2007 298,197,000,000
2008 322,625,000,000
2009 363,381,000,000
2010 466,064,000,000
2011 444,232,000,000
2012 457,746,000,000
2013 522,448,000,000
2014 632,208,000,000
2015 692,795,000,000
2016 714,626,000,000
2017 916,470,000,000
2018 1,090,960,000,000
2019 1,154,400,000,000
2020 979,416,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Nepal was 33.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 41.47 in 2019, while its lowest value was 6.95 in 1967.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1965 13.92
1966 8.76
1967 6.95
1968 7.50
1969 10.22
1970 8.30
1971 9.13
1972 7.92
1973 10.37
1974 10.55
1975 13.37
1976 14.18
1977 14.32
1978 15.47
1979 15.97
1980 18.73
1981 19.62
1982 18.81
1983 21.32
1984 19.45
1985 20.00
1986 20.30
1987 20.91
1988 22.38
1989 22.28
1990 21.66
1991 23.18
1992 25.74
1993 28.76
1994 31.44
1995 34.52
1996 35.64
1997 37.71
1998 33.89
1999 29.72
2000 32.43
2001 33.24
2002 28.49
2003 28.55
2004 29.46
2005 29.48
2006 31.32
2007 31.72
2008 33.26
2009 34.66
2010 36.40
2011 28.43
2012 29.17
2013 32.57
2014 35.86
2015 36.45
2016 33.94
2017 36.83
2018 40.63
2019 41.47
2020 33.89

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments