Nepal

National Summary Data Page (NSDP)
Economic and Financial Data

Date of Last Update: 25 June 2011

GDDS Data Category and Component Unit Description Observations More Information
Date of latest data Latest data Data of the same period of previous year  
REAL SECTOR           
National Accounts Aggregates          
GDP in current prices, by expenditure approach Millions Rupees 2011 1,346,816 1,171,905 www.cbs.gov.np
Household consumption expenditure ** Millions Rupees 2011 1,120,320 961,024  
Government consumption expenditure Millions Rupees 2011 136,860 124,268  
Gross fixed capital formation Millions Rupees 2011 242,931 236,894  
Changes in inventories Millions Rupees 2011 163,988 173,831  
Exports of goods and services Millions Rupees 2011 116,885 114,609  
Imports of goods and services Millions Rupees 2011 434,168 438,721  
Industrial Production Index Index 2011 1.46 -1.21  
LABOR MARKET Units        
INDICATORS  
Employment Thousands of Persons/Percentage 2010 80.9 74.3 %
Unemployment Thousands of Persons 2010 2.1 2.9 %
Wages/Earnings Millions Rupees 2008 US$470 US$390 Per Capita Income(US$)
Consumer Price Index Index Number Mid-March, 2010/11 153.3 138.6  
Producer or Wholesale Prices (Encouraged) Index Number Mid-March, 2010/11 221.4 197.0  
FISCAL SECTOR  Units        
General Government (or Public Sector Operations) - Statement of Sources and Uses of Cash Millions Rupees        
Central Government Operations - Cash Flow Statement          
Expenditure Millions Rupees Mid-April 2011 157,259.5 140,097.8  
Revenue Millions Rupees Mid-April 2011 145,658.5 126,528.4  
Fiscal deficit Millions Rupees Mid-April 2011 6,467.5 10,302.4  
Domestic Borrowing Millions Rupees Mid-April 2011 8,500.0 2,360.0  
External Borrowing Millions Rupees Mid-April 2011 3,101.3 3,427.4  
Cash Balance (+)/Overdraft (-) Millions Rupees Mid-April 2011 17,659.9 15,820.2  
Central Government Debt Millions Rupees Mid-July 2009 402,714.5 366,004.9  
Depository corporations survey—formerly Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector   March, 2011   March, 2010  
Narrower (lower-ordered) monetary aggregates (such as M1 and M2) Millions Rupees   213131.5 206,447.3  
Quasi Money Millions Rupees   520728.1 469,439.6  
Domestic Claims Millions Rupees   682858.1 613,194.6  
  -  Net claims on general government (covering central, state, and local governments) Millions Rupees   113649.4 91,001.0  
 - Claims on nonfinancial public sector Millions Rupees   5272 5,246.7  
 - Claims to private sector Millions Rupees   553158 511,114.2  
 Net external position Millions Rupees   202575.5 195,567.2  
Central Bank Survey—formerly Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank        
Monetary Base Millions Rupees   215576.5 201,335.0  
Claims on Central Government Millions Rupees   31239.4 28,699.4  
Central Government Deposits Millions Rupees   232.8 823.1  
Claims on Private Sector Millions Rupees March, 2011 2918.9 3,085.7  
Claims on Banking Institutions Millions Rupees   16693.3 18,252.7  
     Foreign Assets Millions Rupees   206745.2 192,249.7  
     Foreign Liabilities Millions Rupees   8394.7 5,431.8  
           
Interest Rates          
Bank Rate Percent per Annum   7 6.5  
Deposit Rate ( FD 1 year) Percent per Annum 11.5 11.5 Maximum Rate
Lending Rate (Commercial) Percent per Annum March, 2011 14 14 Maximum Rate
Government Bond Yield Percent per Annum   9.5 9.75  
Stock Market: Share Price Index (Encouraged) Index        
EXTERNAL SECTOR           
Balance of Payments Aggregates   mid-April, 2011      
Current Account Millions US Dollars   -206.7 -379.6  
Exports of goods Millions US Dollars   702.5 626.1  
Imports of goods Millions US Dollars   -3900.4 -3644.3  
Exports of services Millions US Dollars   534.5 521.4  
Imports of services Millions US Dollars   -647.9 -684.9  
Income:  Credit Millions US Dollars   147.2 143.8  
Income:  Debit Millions US Dollars   -93.7 -54.6  
Current transfers:  Credit Millions US Dollars   3083.2 2769.0  
Current transfers:  Debit Millions US Dollars   -32.1 -56.2  
Capital Account Millions US Dollars   145.5 139.6  
Capital account:  Credit Millions US Dollars   145.5 139.6  
Capital account:  Debit Millions US Dollars   NA NA  
Financial Account Millions US Dollars   -2.8 -203.2  
Direct investment abroad Millions US Dollars mid-April, 2011 NA NA  
Direct investment in reporting economy Millions US Dollars   77.3 22.7  
Portfolio investment:  Assets Millions US Dollars   NA NA  
Portfolio investment:  Liabilities Millions US Dollars   NA NA  
Other investment:  Assets Millions US Dollars   -246.4 -147.3  
Other investment:  Liabilities Millions US Dollars   166.3 -78.5  
Reserve assets Millions US Dollars   207.6 325.2  
Net errors and ommisions Millions US Dollars   -140.2 119.1  
International Investment Position Millions US Dollars   NA NA  
  Units        
International Reserves   mid-April, 2011      
   Foreign currency reserves Millions US Dollars   3585.3 3434.1  
   IMF reserve position Millions US Dollars   0.0 0.0  
   SDRs Millions US Dollars   97.6 86.7  
Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity Millions US Dollars   NA NA  
  Units        
Merchandise Trade (Foreign Trade)   mid-April, 2011      
Total exports (f.o.b.) Millions Rupees   661.6 606.1  
Total imports (c.i.f.) Millions Rupees   3972.3 3742.6  
  Units        
External Debt Millions US Dollars   NA NA  
  Units        
Exchange Rates   mid-April, 2011      
End of Period Rupees per US Dollar   70.6 70.8 Buying rate
Period Average Rupees per US Dollar   71.8 71.2 Buying rate
  Units        
Population Millions Units 2008 27.0 26.4  
Health   2008 64.1 60.4 Life Expectancy(Year)
Education   2010 63.2 54.1 Literacy Rate(%) 
Poverty Absolute poverty % of population 2010 24.1 30.9 Population below poverty Line(%)
# 2003/04 as base year        
 ** Private consumption and consumption of non-profit institutions.      
Note:  Nepalese fiscal year starts from mid-July each year.