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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 5 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 1.44 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” state operates 3 TV stations, as well as national and regional radio stations; 117 television channels are licensed, 71 of which are cable TV, 3 are distributed through Direct-To-Home (DTH) system, and 4 are digital ter…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .np
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 56% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 2 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 726,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 100 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 29.6 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” rice, vegetables, potatoes, sugarcane, maize, wheat, bison milk, milk, mangoes/guavas, bananas (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $9.1 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $7.625 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$3.088 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $146.66 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” $1.954 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $5.719 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” low-income South Asian economy; post-conflict fiscal federalism increasing stability; COVID-19 hurt trade and tourism; widening current account deficits; environmentally fragile economy from earthquakes; growing Chinese…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Nepalese rupees (NPR) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 118.345 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 118.134 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 125.199 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 132.115 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 133.727 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” knotted carpets, garments, flat-rolled iron, synthetic fibers, palm oil (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” India 67%, USA 12%, Germany 3%, China 2%, UK 2% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $2.106 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $2.258 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $3.744 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $42.914 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 7.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 7.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 86.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -32.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 24.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 6.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 21.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 11.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 55.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022.text β€” 30 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 24.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 3.7% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, natural gas, garments, iron reductions, broadcasting equipment (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” India 71%, China 17%, UAE 3%, Singapore 2%, Germany 1% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $15.227 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $13.877 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $17.777 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 0.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, carpets, textiles, small rice, jute, sugar, oilseed mills, cigarettes, cement and brick production
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 4.1% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 7.7% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 7.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 8.435 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 20.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2021.text β€” 39.9% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: central government debt as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $141.546 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $144.352 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $149.643 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 5.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 3.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $4,800 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $4,900 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $5,000 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 22% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 25.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 33.1% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $9.639 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $9.319 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $12.456 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 17.5% (of GDP) (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 10.9% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 10.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 10.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 23.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 19.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 20.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 1.091 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.exports.text β€” 100 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 1.076 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.production.text β€” 9,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 8 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 93.7%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 91.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 97.7%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 99% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 0.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 9.806 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.exports.text β€” 1.1 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.imports.text β€” 1.846 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 2.853 million kW (2023 est.)
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