Nepal

Nepal's economy has grown 8.3x since 2000, from US$5.5 billion to US$45.5 billion, lifting it from 115th of 194 then to 104th of 196 now. In 2025, though, it slipped 2 places, now sitting between Estonia and Cyprus, even as US$ GDP rose 5.1% on real growth of +4.4%.

Services account for 54.4% of output and agriculture 21.6%, ahead of industry at 12.1%; manufacturing contributes just 5.0%. Inflation was 2.6%, unemployment 10.5% and government gross debt 47.4% of GDP.

With 29.6 million people, output per person is US$1,536, 167th of 196, and $6,175 international dollars on a purchasing-power basis, 155th. Nepal is the 4th largest of 6 economies in South Asia and about the size of the Huntsville, AL metro area. The IMF projects GDP of US$62.2 billion by 2030, a rise of +37% that would place it 99th among economies with forecasts.