Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Nepal
Nepal: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 19.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 19.1% for customs and other import duties in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Nepal peaked at 37.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2017.
That places Nepal 27th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.0% | — |
| 1991 | 36.2% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -13.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 19.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 19.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 13.0%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 31.3% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 22.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.8% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.1% | 22.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Nepal?
- Customs and other import duties in Nepal was 19.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for customs and other import duties?
- Nepal ranks 27th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.