Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Nepal
Nepal: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 13.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue in Nepal stood at 13.9%.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Nepal peaked at 19.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1992.
Nepal ranks 98th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.0% | — |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -20.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 13.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 13.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.1%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 17.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Nepal?
- Tax revenue in Nepal was 13.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1992.
- How does Nepal rank for tax revenue?
- Nepal ranks 98th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.