Nepal: Imports, billion dollars

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 Nepal

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 15.34
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1965 - 2025
 Average 3.65
 Min - Max 0.06 - 17.41
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 15.34 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 14.12 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 194.26 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Nepal from 1965 to 2025 is 3.65 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.06 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1967 while the maximum of 17.41 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Nepal: Imports, billion dollars
 2025 15.34
 2024 14.12
 2023 14.19
 2022 17.41
 2021 14.01
 2020 11.41
 2019 14.18
 2018 13.45




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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