Nepal - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 1.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 12.64 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.00
1983 0.00
1985 0.01
1987 0.09
1988 0.00
1989 0.25
1990 0.17
1991 2.48
1992 1.71
1993 0.88
1994 0.61
1995 1.41
1996 4.51
1997 9.03
1998 10.74
1999 12.64
2000 5.71
2001 7.73
2002 5.78
2003 2.64
2004 2.33
2005 2.83
2006 2.31
2007 3.70
2008 4.25
2009 4.84
2010 4.98
2011 7.12
2012 7.11
2013 7.09
2014 6.46
2015 5.07
2016 3.46
2017 3.10
2018 2.28
2019 2.00
2020 1.90

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Nepal was 9,856,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,712,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 21,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 38,000,000
1961 21,000,000
1962 24,000,000
1963 79,000,000
1964 98,000,000
1965 108,000,000
1966 75,000,000
1967 61,000,000
1968 56,000,000
1969 85,000,000
1970 75,000,000
1971 85,000,000
1972 85,000,000
1973 104,000,000
1974 134,000,000
1975 172,000,000
1976 163,000,000
1977 168,000,000
1978 221,000,000
1979 254,000,000
1980 342,000,000
1981 369,000,000
1982 395,000,000
1983 464,000,000
1984 417,000,000
1985 453,000,000
1986 460,000,000
1987 571,000,000
1988 678,000,000
1989 582,000,000
1990 672,000,000
1991 737,000,000
1992 776,000,000
1993 890,000,000
1994 1,155,000,000
1995 1,333,000,000
1996 1,398,000,000
1997 1,693,000,000
1998 1,246,000,000
1999 1,422,000,000
2000 1,573,000,000
2001 1,473,000,000
2002 1,419,000,000
2003 1,754,000,000
2004 1,938,000,000
2005 2,283,000,000
2006 2,492,000,000
2007 3,122,000,000
2008 3,590,000,000
2009 4,384,000,000
2010 5,133,000,000
2011 5,774,000,000
2012 6,066,000,000
2013 6,571,000,000
2014 7,590,000,000
2015 6,652,000,000
2016 8,935,000,000
2017 10,345,000,000
2018 12,712,000,000
2019 12,340,000,000
2020 9,856,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 12.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 70.05 in 1990, while its lowest value was 11.12 in 2016.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 51.21
1982 62.63
1983 54.44
1984 45.78
1985 58.59
1986 55.02
1987 66.91
1988 64.77
1989 69.57
1990 70.05
1991 67.57
1992 64.28
1993 61.32
1994 54.48
1995 53.39
1996 56.66
1997 61.88
1998 56.23
1999 45.24
2000 40.50
2001 44.40
2002 35.30
2003 27.97
2004 23.72
2005 20.67
2006 14.06
2007 17.70
2008 17.67
2009 20.50
2010 16.30
2011 15.08
2012 13.69
2013 14.22
2014 13.45
2015 15.81
2016 11.12
2017 11.60
2018 12.67
2019 11.37
2020 12.33

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 20.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 38.90 in 1999, while its lowest value was 6.53 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 7.62
1982 11.91
1983 13.74
1984 6.53
1985 8.37
1986 9.58
1987 11.63
1988 15.75
1989 17.17
1990 15.46
1991 12.02
1992 17.33
1993 21.25
1994 25.98
1995 28.88
1996 8.84
1997 7.92
1998 10.63
1999 38.90
2000 15.20
2001 13.93
2002 15.66
2003 14.19
2004 14.00
2005 15.64
2006 13.03
2007 18.42
2008 20.35
2009 22.09
2010 19.72
2011 20.93
2012 20.31
2013 21.59
2014 20.98
2015 22.95
2016 22.23
2017 20.97
2018 17.64
2019 21.39
2020 20.91

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 17.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 26.82 in 1995, while its lowest value was 6.53 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 7.62
1982 11.87
1983 13.74
1984 6.53
1985 8.35
1986 9.58
1987 11.54
1988 15.74
1989 16.38
1990 14.78
1991 11.30
1992 14.77
1993 20.35
1994 24.99
1995 26.82
1996 7.11
1997 6.76
1998 9.48
1999 22.06
2000 13.90
2001 13.02
2002 14.25
2003 12.88
2004 12.38
2005 13.14
2006 10.27
2007 15.49
2008 17.11
2009 18.22
2010 16.50
2011 17.18
2012 15.84
2013 15.03
2014 17.45
2015 18.63
2016 18.36
2017 16.96
2018 14.92
2019 18.76
2020 17.95

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 0.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 1.81 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1988 0.00
1989 0.01
1990 0.01
1993 0.02
1994 0.00
1995 0.49
1996 0.11
1997 0.14
1998 0.59
1999 0.43
2000 0.37
2001 0.34
2002 0.64
2003 0.34
2004 0.29
2005 0.96
2006 1.20
2007 0.70
2008 0.98
2009 1.12
2010 0.89
2011 0.50
2012 1.66
2013 1.03
2014 0.87
2015 1.81
2016 0.97
2017 1.06
2018 0.78
2019 0.82
2020 0.86

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 1.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 16.37 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1983 0.00
1984 0.01
1985 0.00
1988 0.00
1989 0.53
1990 0.49
1991 0.04
1992 1.52
1993 0.09
1994 0.61
1995 0.51
1996 1.57
1997 0.94
1998 0.34
1999 16.37
2000 0.83
2001 0.52
2002 0.63
2003 0.81
2004 1.03
2005 1.27
2006 1.32
2007 1.84
2008 2.07
2009 2.40
2010 1.92
2011 2.26
2012 2.50
2013 4.83
2014 2.13
2015 1.82
2016 1.94
2017 1.91
2018 1.50
2019 1.43
2020 1.67

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 0.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 1.05 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1985 0.01
1987 0.09
1988 0.00
1989 0.23
1990 0.16
1991 0.67
1992 1.00
1993 0.77
1994 0.37
1995 1.05
1996 0.02
1997 0.07
1998 0.12
1999 0.02
2000 0.03
2001 0.03
2002 0.05
2003 0.05
2004 0.05
2005 0.13
2006 0.18
2007 0.23
2008 0.04
2009 0.19
2010 0.36
2011 0.89
2012 0.19
2013 0.14
2014 0.16
2015 0.21
2016 0.34
2017 0.29
2018 0.16
2019 0.14
2020 0.16

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 64.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 67.47 in 2018, while its lowest value was 11.89 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 41.00
1982 25.08
1983 29.62
1984 45.25
1985 32.43
1986 32.45
1987 18.79
1988 18.13
1989 11.89
1990 13.40
1991 19.64
1992 17.41
1993 16.78
1994 17.75
1995 17.21
1996 33.89
1997 27.35
1998 31.67
1999 14.01
2000 37.32
2001 39.56
2002 41.76
2003 57.55
2004 58.40
2005 59.44
2006 61.51
2007 61.90
2008 60.63
2009 56.79
2010 63.62
2011 63.54
2012 65.61
2013 63.69
2014 65.21
2015 60.93
2016 65.96
2017 65.17
2018 67.47
2019 65.12
2020 64.76

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 0.259 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 0.740 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.001
1982 0.045
1983 0.000
1987 0.002
1988 0.002
1989 0.013
1990 0.019
1991 0.014
1992 0.042
1993 0.018
1994 0.017
1995 0.016
1996 0.022
1997 0.018
1998 0.098
1999 0.009
2000 0.070
2001 0.037
2002 0.091
2003 0.099
2004 0.242
2005 0.149
2006 0.069
2007 0.163
2008 0.154
2009 0.168
2010 0.046
2011 0.102
2012 0.113
2013 0.563
2014 0.361
2015 0.481
2016 0.628
2017 0.740
2018 0.281
2019 0.244
2020 0.259

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 2.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 11.40 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.16 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.16
1982 0.37
1983 2.20
1984 2.43
1985 0.61
1986 2.96
1987 2.67
1988 1.35
1989 1.36
1990 1.09
1991 0.77
1992 0.98
1993 0.65
1994 1.78
1995 0.52
1996 0.61
1997 2.84
1998 1.47
1999 1.86
2000 6.98
2001 2.11
2002 7.28
2003 0.29
2004 3.88
2005 4.24
2006 11.40
2007 1.98
2008 1.35
2009 0.62
2010 0.37
2011 0.45
2012 0.40
2013 0.49
2014 0.36
2015 0.31
2016 0.68
2017 2.26
2018 2.22
2019 2.12
2020 2.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Nepal was $11,020,840,000 as of 2020. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $13,210,500,000 in 2019 and $213,992,100 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 $213,992,100
1982 $225,362,300
1983 $240,209,700
1984 $266,638,200
1985 $295,170,500
1986 $313,976,700
1987 $466,435,100
1988 $534,269,300
1989 $429,221,300
1990 $586,630,300
1991 $500,139,900
1992 $476,903,900
1993 $542,462,800
1994 $634,050,200
1995 $767,351,500
1996 $1,348,300,000
1997 $1,640,400,000
1998 $1,433,500,000
1999 $1,199,614,000
2000 $1,571,963,000
2001 $1,568,634,000
2002 $1,403,332,000
2003 $1,597,423,000
2004 $1,850,549,000
2005 $2,079,906,000
2006 $2,416,428,000
2007 $3,113,908,000
2008 $3,587,065,000
2009 $3,778,784,000
2010 $5,143,376,000
2011 $5,947,056,000
2012 $6,042,712,000
2013 $6,481,013,000
2014 $7,620,876,000
2015 $6,633,800,000
2016 $8,906,047,000
2017 $10,097,140,000
2018 $12,902,120,000
2019 $13,210,500,000
2020 $11,020,840,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Nepal was 64.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 67.47 in 2018, while its lowest value was 11.89 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 41.00
1982 25.08
1983 29.62
1984 45.25
1985 32.43
1986 32.45
1987 18.79
1988 18.13
1989 11.89
1990 13.40
1991 19.64
1992 17.41
1993 16.78
1994 17.75
1995 17.21
1996 33.89
1997 27.35
1998 31.67
1999 14.01
2000 37.32
2001 39.56
2002 41.76
2003 57.55
2004 58.40
2005 59.44
2006 61.51
2007 61.90
2008 60.63
2009 56.79
2010 63.62
2011 63.54
2012 65.61
2013 63.69
2014 65.21
2015 60.93
2016 65.96
2017 65.17
2018 67.47
2019 65.12
2020 64.76

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports