Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Nepal
Nepal
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Trade (% GDP, 2018-2020)
34 465 1 192 -0.9 268 22.5
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
153 127 117 91
Imports
96 72 132 106
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f. Share in world total exports (%)
Annual percentage change
2020 856 9 856
2010-2020 0 7
2019 23 -3
2020 0.00
Share in world total imports (%)
2020 -12 -20 2020 0.06
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 42.2
Fuels and mining products: 4.1
Agricultural products: 17.2
Fuels and mining products: 21.7
Manufactures: 52.4
Other: 1.3
Manufactures: 57.7
Other: 3.4
By main destination, % (2017)
By main origin, % (2017)
India: 56.7 European Union: 9.8 United Kingdom: 3.4
United States of America: 11.2 Turkey: 6.4 Other: 12.5
India: 65 European Union: 3.1 Argentina: 1.3
China: 12.6 United Arab Emirates: 1.7 Other: 16.2
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS2009 HS0908 HS0902 HS2306 HS1404
2017 . 45 44 28 15 10
Fruit juices and vegetable juices Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms Tea Solid residues from other oil Vegetable products not elsewhere sp
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS1006 HS1507 HS1005 HS0713 HS2304
2017
Rice Soya-bean oil and its fractions Maize (corn) Dried leguminous vegetables Solid residues from soya-bean oil
247 150 109 108 89
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
20%
Imports 40%
0%
HS2009
HS1006
HS0908
HS1507
HS0902
HS1005
HS2306
HS0713
HS1404
HS2304
5%
10%
15%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2017 215 1 802
Annual percentage change
2010-2017 0 14
2016 1 37
2017 10 9
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS5509 HS5701 HS5407 HS6305 HS5310
2017
Yarn of synthetic staple fibres Textile floor covering, knotted Woven fabrics of synthetic filament Sacks and bags Woven fabrics of jute
75 67 31 28 23
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS2710 HS7207 HS2523 HS7108 HS8429
2017
Petroleum oils, other than crude Iron's semi-finished products Portland cement, aluminous cement Gold Self-propelled bulldozers
1 099 473 264 262 237
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
258
10%
Imports 20%
0%
HS5509
HS2710
HS5701
HS7207
HS5407
HS2523
HS6305
HS7108
HS5310
HS8429
5%
10%
15%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2017 526 8 236
Annual percentage change
2010-2017 -3 9
2016 14 34
2017 -2 14
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Nepal TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020
2010-2020
830 1 074 2020 0.02
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
2019
2020
2 -5
-45 -36
4 2
2020 0.02
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2020)
By main services item, % (2020)
Transport: 5.6 Other commercial services: 70.7
Travel: 23.7 Goods-related services: 0
Transport: 50.9 Other commercial services: 24.6
By main destination
Travel: 24.5 Goods-related services: 0
By main origin
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
Annual percentage change
2020 na na
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Transport Nepal
300
World
200 100 0
2010
2013
2016
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2020 46 547
Exports By sea (2019) By air (2020) By other (2020)
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
Value 0 42 4
2010-2020 2 7
Share (%)
Annual percentage change 2019 4 0
Imports By sea (2020) By air (2020) By other (2020)
0.0 90.5 9.5
2020 -58 -13
Value
Share (%)
362 4 181
66.2 0.7 33.1
Travel Nepal
300
World
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
200 100 0
2010
2013
2016
2020 197 263
2010-2020 -5 -4
Annual percentage change 2019 9 -16
2020 -72 -63
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Million US$
Exports of OCS by main item (2020) 1.4
Other commercial services Exports Imports
Other business services
23.9
ICTs 74.8
Value
2020
2010-2020
586 265
11 5
2020
Insurance & pension
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Annual percentage change
2010-2020
na na
na na
2019
2020
-3 14
-17 -26
2019
2020
na na
na na
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2017 Residents
20
Non-residents
43
Trademark applications, 2017 Total
63
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Residents
4 005
Non-residents
1 677
Industrial design applications, 2017 Total
5 682
Residents
15
Non-residents
25
Total
40
259