Annual inflation, consumer prices in Nepal
Nepal: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual inflation, consumer prices in Nepal stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Nepal peaked at 11.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2007.
That places Nepal 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +88.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -50.2% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +140.6% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -67.2% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +336.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -68.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +58.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +85.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -34.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 4.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 4.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.7%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +336.6% | 2.3% | 9.9% |
| 2005 | +140.6% | 2.8% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 2.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Nepal?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Nepal was 4.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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