Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Nepal
Nepal: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Nepal is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Nepal peaked at 1.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
That places Nepal 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -79.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -42.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 13% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.5%, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -79.6% | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| 2021 | -42.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Nepal?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Nepal was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Nepal ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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