Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Nepal
Nepal: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 16.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Nepal is 16.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Nepal peaked at 26.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2011.
That places Nepal 16th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.6% | — |
| 1991 | 24.2% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -16.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 16.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 16.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 21.8% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 16.1% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 15.8% | 19.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.6% compare
- 14 Tanzania 17.5% compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 16.6% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
- 18 Sudan 15.7% compare
- 19 Togo 15.3% compare
More public sector data for Nepal
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 428.57 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Nepal?
- Taxes on international trade in Nepal was 16.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for taxes on international trade?
- Nepal ranks 16th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.