Country export capability

Nepal
export capability

A reported view of Nepal's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

NPL1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$1.2B2024 reported value
Latest imports$11.5B2024 reported value
Trade balance-$10.3BExports minus imports
Export growth+1.8%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Nepal export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Nepal recorded $1.2B in exports and $11.5B in imports. The resulting -$10.3B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +1.8% year on year and show a calculated -8.7% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

India received $838.3M in reported exports, representing 68.4% of the latest country total. Animal and vegetable fats was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $232.9M and 19% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Nepal's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$42.9B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$1.4KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population29.7MReported population
Labor force19.5KReported labor force
Investment rate33%National investment rate
Savings rate10.2%National savings rate
Trade openness36.8%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP3.5%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education46.3%Education context
Tertiary education4.1%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Nepal
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
IndiaINDCritical attention75.4%35.1%50%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
TurkeyTURCritical attention78.7%70.7%8.8%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHigh attention89.1%14.4%2.1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
GermanyDEUWatch24.8%33.1%0.9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
ChinaCHNWatch28.8%24.7%28.9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
CanadaCANHigh attention61.3%32.7%3.6%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
BangladeshBGDHigh attention91.9%72.6%66.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
FranceFRAWatch17.1%11.1%1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHKGHigh attention78%14.9%0%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHEWatch38.9%39%0.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Nepal
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.1B0%Accelerating -2.6%
2IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$72.7B0.2%Accelerating -0.5%
3ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Slowing +20.6%
4ChinaHS6 710812 · Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$80.8B$64.9B0%Declining +2.4%
5ChinaHS6 120190 · Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$47.8B$62.4B0%Declining -13.5%
6ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing +4%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating -8.8%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Accelerating +60.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Nepal.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Nepal
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
11507HS4 detail codeAnimal and vegetable fats (15) ↗$133.6M10.9%2
25701HS4 detail codeCarpets and textile floor coverings (57) ↗$88.1M7.2%2
35509HS4 detail codeMan-made staple fibres (55) ↗$81.2M6.6%18
41511HS4 detail codeAnimal and vegetable fats (15) ↗$78.4M6.4%2
57210HS4 detail codeIron and steel (72) ↗$59.2M4.8%11
62202HS4 detail codeBeverages (22) ↗$54.3M4.4%3
70908HS4 detail codeCoffee, tea and spices (09) ↗$51.1M4.2%6
84412HS4 detail codeWood and wood articles (44) ↗$35.9M2.9%7
90902HS4 detail codeCoffee, tea and spices (09) ↗$31.3M2.6%4
105310HS4 detail codeOther vegetable textile fibres (53) ↗$25.6M2.1%2
115602HS4 detail codeWadding, felt and nonwovens (56) ↗$23.6M1.9%4
126214HS4 detail codeNon-knitted clothing (62) ↗$23.5M1.9%5

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Nepal combines $1.2B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Nepal recorded $1.2B in reported exports and $11.5B in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $10.3B. Exports changed +1.8% year on year and -8.7% annualized over three years. Animal and vegetable fats (HS2 15) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Nepal exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Nepal
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1IndiaIND$838.3M68.4%+3.4%-13%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$134.6M11%-3.5%+3.6%
3GermanyDEU$36.3M3%-2.6%+3.4%
4ChinaCHN$24.8M2%+7.3%+6.8%
5United KingdomGBR$22.3M1.8%-7.9%+0.8%
6FranceFRA$18.0M1.5%-6.4%+8.3%
7TurkeyTUR$14.3M1.2%-17.5%-8.9%
8JapanJPN$13.6M1.1%+18.6%+18.8%
9AustraliaAUS$11.8M1%+5.9%+9.7%
10CanadaCAN$11.6M0.9%+4.2%+5%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$784.9M
2014
$933.3M
2015
$776.9M
2016
$749.7M
2017
$777.4M
2018
$782.9M
2019
$938.6M
2020
$874.1M
2021
$1.6B
2022
$1.3B
2023
$1.2B
2024
$1.2B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets7Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners2Country context
Shared-language partners0Country context
Average partner distance8,201 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA2.6%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share70.2%

Covered value under attention

Critical share21.9%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak32.1%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports75.3%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.4%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: High trade volatility.

Momentum score-1.4

History-based indicator

Partner concentration4,820.8

Partner HHI

Product concentration302.7

Product HHI

Country attention level: High attention. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3NPL
Exports Usd$1.2B
Imports Usd$11.5B
Trade Balance Usd-$10.3B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct1.8%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct6.8%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct-8.7%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct-6%
Export Partner Hhi4,820.8
Export Product Hhi302.7
Momentum Score-1.4
Risk Score25.6
Gdp Million Usd42,914.27 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$1.4K
Population29,651,054
Labor Force19,521.4
Investment Rate Pct33%
Savings Rate Pct10.2%
Secondary Education Pct46.3%
Tertiary Education Pct4.1%
Total Factor Productivity147.3
Trade Openness Pct36.8%
Exports Gdp Pct3.5%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners7
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners2
Num Shared Language Partners0
Avg Partner Distance Km8,201 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta3
Pct Partners Shared Language0
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km8,320
Num Border Partners55
Num Colonial Partners0
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.1
Pct Products High Elasticity67
Pct Products Low Elasticity4
Real Market Potential16,003.1
Foreign Market Potential9,565.7

Exposure fields

Country Iso3NPL
All History Lane Count1,502
Current Lane Count599
Critical Lane Count3
High Attention Lane Count66
High Volatility Lane Count316
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count208
Declining Demand Lane Count4
Concentrated Market Lane Count282
Access Friction Lane Count137
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count39
Monitored Exports Current Usd$1.0B
Attention Exports Usd$714.7M
Critical Exports Usd$223.0M
High Volatility Exports Usd$571.3M
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$324.7M
Non Fta Exports Usd$251.6M
Monitored Attention Share Pct70.2%
Monitored Critical Share Pct21.9%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct75.3%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.1
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct32.1%
Export Weighted Distance Km2,813 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.4%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$1.2B
Total Imports Latest Usd$11.5B
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$10.3B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct1.8%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct-8.7%
Gdp Latest Million Usd42,914.27 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$1.4K
Population Latest29,651,054
Investment Rate Latest Pct33%
Savings Rate Latest Pct10.2%
Trade Openness Latest Pct36.8%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct3.5%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest7
Foreign Market Potential Latest9,565.7
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct4.7%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct3.8%
Population 5y Cagr Pct0.9%
Partner Hhi Latest4,820.8
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct68.4%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct82.3%
Partner Hhi All Avg3,701.7
Partner Hhi All Max6,291
Product Hhi Latest302.7
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct10.9%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct23.2%
Product Hhi All Avg545.6
Product Hhi All Max2,122.8
Total Exports Attention Share Pct58.3%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct18.2%
Attention LevelHigh attention
Primary Risk DriverHigh trade volatility
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$330.4M$1.1B-$772.4MNot reportedNot reported
1996$366.3M$1.0B-$660.9M+10.9%Not reported
1997$339.0M$1.1B-$807.5M-7.5%Not reported
1998$433.5M$879.5M-$446.0M+27.9%+9.5%
1999$554.3M$1.1B-$530.3M+27.9%+14.8%
2000$693.3M$1.1B-$392.6M+25.1%+26.9%
2001$471.4M$1.0B-$540.7M-32%+2.8%
2002$561.1M$999.2M-$438.1M+19%+0.4%
2003$625.7M$1.3B-$698.5M+11.5%-3.4%
2004$722.3M$1.6B-$831.9M+15.4%+15.3%
2005$720.1M$1.7B-$951.4M-0.3%+8.7%
2006$717.7M$1.7B-$967.6M-0.3%+4.7%
2007$834.3M$1.8B-$960.2M+16.3%+4.9%
2008$957.8M$2.2B-$1.2B+14.8%+10%
2009$716.5M$3.4B-$2.7B-25.2%-0.1%
2010$788.9M$4.3B-$3.5B+10.1%-1.8%
2011$827.4M$5.8B-$5.0B+4.9%-4.8%
2012$712.7M$6.3B-$5.6B-13.9%-0.2%
2013$784.9M$7.2B-$6.4B+10.1%-0.2%
2014$933.3M$8.2B-$7.3B+18.9%+4.1%
2015$776.9M$6.0B-$5.2B-16.8%+2.9%
2016$749.7M$7.6B-$6.9B-3.5%-1.5%
2017$777.4M$8.9B-$8.2B+3.7%-5.9%
2018$782.9M$11.2B-$10.4B+0.7%+0.3%
2019$938.6M$10.9B-$9.9B+19.9%+7.8%
2020$874.1M$8.7B-$7.9B-6.9%+4%
2021$1.6B$13.9B-$12.3B+84.5%+27.2%
2022$1.3B$12.2B-$10.9B-19.9%+11.2%
2023$1.2B$10.8B-$9.6B-6.8%+11.3%
2024$1.2B$11.5B-$10.3B+1.8%-8.7%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
115Animal and vegetable fats$232.9M19%1740
257Carpets and textile floor coverings$98.3M8%9022
309Coffee, tea and spices$92.7M7.6%7639
455Man-made staple fibres$91.2M7.4%2299
572Iron and steel$79.7M6.5%15155
622Beverages$56.3M4.6%3324
762Non-knitted clothing$49.8M4.1%103112
844Wood and wood articles$48.5M4%6297
923Food industry residues$46.2M3.8%4021
1063Other made-up textile articles$39.6M3.2%9952

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
11507Animal and vegetable fats (15)$133.6M10.9%2
25701Carpets and textile floor coverings (57)$88.1M7.2%2
35509Man-made staple fibres (55)$81.2M6.6%18
41511Animal and vegetable fats (15)$78.4M6.4%2
57210Iron and steel (72)$59.2M4.8%11
62202Beverages (22)$54.3M4.4%3
70908Coffee, tea and spices (09)$51.1M4.2%6
84412Wood and wood articles (44)$35.9M2.9%7
90902Coffee, tea and spices (09)$31.3M2.6%4
105310Other vegetable textile fibres (53)$25.6M2.1%2
115602Wadding, felt and nonwovens (56)$23.6M1.9%4
126214Non-knitted clothing (62)$23.5M1.9%5

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1IndiaIND$838.3M68.4%+3.4%-13%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$134.6M11%-3.5%+3.6%
3GermanyDEU$36.3M3%-2.6%+3.4%
4ChinaCHN$24.8M2%+7.3%+6.8%
5United KingdomGBR$22.3M1.8%-7.9%+0.8%
6FranceFRA$18.0M1.5%-6.4%+8.3%
7TurkeyTUR$14.3M1.2%-17.5%-8.9%
8JapanJPN$13.6M1.1%+18.6%+18.8%
9AustraliaAUS$11.8M1%+5.9%+9.7%
10CanadaCAN$11.6M0.9%+4.2%+5%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1India (IND)Critical attention75.4%35.1%50%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
2Turkey (TUR)Critical attention78.7%70.7%8.8%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)High attention89.1%14.4%2.1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
4Germany (DEU)Watch24.8%33.1%0.9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
5China (CHN)Watch28.8%24.7%28.9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
6Canada (CAN)High attention61.3%32.7%3.6%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
7Bangladesh (BGD)High attention91.9%72.6%66.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
8France (FRA)Watch17.1%11.1%1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
9China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG)High attention78%14.9%0%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
10Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE)Watch38.9%39%0.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Kenya (KEN)842959new$17.5M1.1%100
2Slovakia (SVK)390120new$58.2M0.8%100
3USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)842230new$1.9B0%100
4Japan (JPN)630229new$536.3K33.5%100
5Mauritius (MUS)110311new$302.3K61.4%100
6Australia (AUS)842123new$198.1M0%99.8
7Italy (ITA)845939new$1.9M4.7%99.2
8Slovenia (SVN)220421new$17.3M0.4%97.5
9China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG)511219new$4.8M1.3%95.7
10United Arab Emirates (ARE)060220new$17.3M0.3%95.3

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.1B0%Accelerating (-2.6%)
2India (IND)270900$130.1B$72.7B0.2%Accelerating (-0.5%)
3China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Slowing (+20.6%)
4China (CHN)710812$80.8B$64.9B0%Declining (+2.4%)
5China (CHN)120190$47.8B$62.4B0%Declining (-13.5%)
6China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing (+4%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating (-8.8%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Accelerating (+60.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Nepal export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Nepal export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Nepal.

What is the latest reported export value for Nepal?

Nepal recorded $1.2B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Nepal?

India leads by reported export value at $838.3M in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Nepal's exports?

Animal and vegetable fats leads by reported value at $232.9M. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Nepal trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.