The central bank of Nepal, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) unveiled the current macroeconomic and financial situation of Nepal on the basis of the first six months’ data of the fiscal year 2078/79.
The reports state that the y-o-y consumer price inflation increased from 3.56% to 5.65%in the sixth month compared to the last year. Non-food and service inflation marked a 6.23% rise whereas food and beverage inflation stood at 4.92%.
Food and beverage inflation stood at 4.92% whereas non-food and service inflation stood at 6.23% in the review month.
Below, we have provided the list of a few tables provided by the reports published by
Nepal Rastra Bank, Economic Research Department, Baluwatar, Kathmandu (Based on Six months’ Data Ending Mid-Jan, 2021/22). One can get full access to the data from the official website of Nepal Rastra Bank.
Selected Macroeconomic Indicators
| Heading | Annual | Mid-Jan | ||||||
| 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21*** | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||
| A | Real Sector (growth rate and ratio in percent) | |||||||
| Real GDP at basic price | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | -2.1 | 4.0 | |||
| Real GDP at producers’ price | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.7 | -2.1 | 4.0 | |||
| Nominal GDP at producers’ price | 18.0 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 9.0 | |||
| Gross National Income (GNI) | 17.6 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 8.2 | |||
| Gross National Disposable Income (GNDI) | 15.8 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 7.7 | |||
| Gross Capital Formation / GDP | 37.3 | 39.5 | 41.4 | 28.4 | 30.8 | |||
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation / GDP | 30.6 | 32.4 | 33.8 | 28.4 | 27.3 | |||
| Gross Domestic Savings / GDP | 13.0 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | |||
| Gross National Savings / GDP | 41.7 | 40.5 | 42.1 | 32.6 | 31.4 | |||
| Gross Domestic Product( Current Price) (Rs in billion) | 3,077.1 | 3,455.9 | 3,858.9 | 3,914.7 | 4,266.3 | |||
| B | Prices Change ( percent) | |||||||
| CPI (y-o-y) | 2.70 | 4.60 | 6.02 | 4.78 | 4.19 | 3.56 | 5.65 | |
| Food CPI (y-o-y) | -0.90 | 3.90 | 6.27 | 5.73 | 5.81 | 4.27 | 4.92 | |
| Non-food CPI (y-o-y) | 5.60 | 5.10 | 5.83 | 4.04 | 2.94 | 2.99 | 6.23 | |
| CPI Annual / Period Average | 4.50 | 4.20 | 4.64 | 6.15 | 3.60 | 3.72 | 5.03 | |
| National Wholesale Price Index (y-o-y) | 0.90 | 2.10 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 8.21 | 6.18 | 8.08 | |
| National Wholesale Price Index Annual / Period Average | 2.70 | 1.70 | 6.20 | 6.87 | 7.61 | 7.91 | 5.53 | |
| Salary and Wage Rate Index (y-o-y) | 13.44 | 6.77 | 9.09 | 7.48 | 2.76 | 1.72 | 5.77 | |
| Salary and Wage Rate Index Annual / Period Average | 14.44 | 6.19 | 9.26 | 9.49 | 1.60 | 1.17 | 5.36 | |
| C | External Sector (growth in percent) | |||||||
| Export Growth | 4.2 | 11.4 | 19.4 | 0.6 | 44.4 | 6.1 | 95.5 | |
| Import Growth | 28.0 | 25.8 | 13.9 | -15.6 | 28.7 | -4.8 | 51.1 | |
| BOP(-Deficit) (Rs. in billion) | 82.1 | 1.0 | -67.40 | 282.4 | 1.2 | 124.9 | -241.2 | |
| Current Account Balance (Rs. in billion) | -10.1 | -246.8 | -267.0 | -33.8 | -333.7 | -51.7 | -354.1 | |
| Workers’ Remittances (Rs. in billion) | 695.5 | 755.1 | 879.4 | 875.0 | 961.1 | 495.5 | 468.5 | |
| Trade Balance (Rs. in billion) | -917.1 | -1163.7 | -1321.4 | -1099.1 | -1398.7 | -600.4 | -880.5 | |
| Trade Balance with India (Rs. in billion) | -592.2 | -767.4 | -855.2 | -665.2 | -865.2 | -395.3 | -507.0 | |
| Gross Foreign Exchange Reserves (Rs. in billion) | 1079.4 | 1102.6 | 1038.9 | 1401.8 | 1399.0 | 1493.8 | 1165.8 | |
| Gross Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD in million) | 10494.2 | 10084.0 | 9500.0 | 11646.1 | 11752.6 | 12775.8 | 9886.3 | |
| D | Financial Sector (growth and interest rate in percent) | |||||||
| Broad Money (M2) (y-o-y) | 15.5 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 18.1 | 21.8 | 23.0 | 14.3 | |
| Narrow Money (M1) (y-o-y) | 13.1 | 17.6 | 8.6 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 7.9 | |
| Domestic Credit (y-o-y) | 20.6 | 26.5 | 21.1 | 13.6 | 26.8 | 20.7 | 26.6 | |
| Claims on Private Sector (y-o-y) | 18.0 | 22.3 | 19.1 | 12.6 | 26.3 | 15.0 | 27.4 | |
| Reserve Money (y-o-y) | 20.1 | 8.1 | -1.5 | 26.7 | 5.2 | 27.6 | -5.0 | |
| 91-day T-bills Rate* | 0.71 | 3.74 | 4.97 | 1.27 | 4.55 | 0.87** | 5.07** | |
| 364-day T-bills Rate* | 2.10 | 0.00 | 4.78 | 2.26 | 4.16 | 1.73** | 4.99** | |
| Weighted Average Interbank Rate of Commercial Banks* | 0.64 | 2.96 | 4.52 | 0.35 | 4.12 | 0.14** | 4.76** | |
| Weighted Average Deposit Rate of Commercial Banks* | 6.15 | 6.49 | 6.60 | 6.01 | 4.65 | 5.00** | 6.37** | |
| Weighted Average Lending Rate of Commercial Banks* | 11.33 | 12.47 | 12.13 | 10.11 | 8.43 | 9.09** | 9.44** | |
| Base Rate* | 9.89 | 10.47 | 9.57 | 8.50 | 6.86 | 7.18** | 8.42** | |
| Total Deposits (Rs. in billion) | 2299.8 | 2742.1 | 3235.1 | 3839.7 | 4662.7 | 4191.9 | 4841.8 | |
| BFIs Credit to Private Sector (Rs. in billion) | 1959.0 | 2399.8 | 2866.2 | 3209.8 | 4084.8 | 3576.1 | 4577.4 | |
| NEPSE Index (Closing) | 1582.7 | 1212.4 | 1259.0 | 1362.4 | 2883.4 | 2286.6 | 2857.8 | |
| Market Capitalization/GDP | 60.3 | 41.5 | 40.6 | 45.8 | 94.0 | 81.8 | 94.6 | |
| E | Public Finance | |||||||
| Revenue Growth (%) | 26.2 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 0.2 | 16.3 | -2.5 | 28.4 | |
| Expenditure Growth (%) | 39.3 | 29.9 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 21.9 | |
| Domestic Debt (Rs. in billion) | 283.7 | 390.9 | 453.0 | 613.2 | 800.3 | 664.2 | 777.3 | |
| External Debt (Rs. in billion) | 414.0 | 525.4 | 594.6 | 814.0 | 934.1 | 870.8 | 949.2 # | |
| Revenue / GDP | 19.9 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 22.9 | – | – | |
| Recurrent Expenditure / GDP | 16.9 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 20.0 | – | – | |
| Capital Expenditure / GDP | 6.8 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 | – | – | |
| Domestic Debt / GDP | 9.2 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 18.8 | – | – | |
| External Debt / GDP | 13.5 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 20.8 | 21.8 | – | – | |
*Weighted average of mid Jun-mid Jul
**Weighted average of mid Dec-mid Jan
*** Preliminary Estimate
# Outstanding figure as of Aswin (Mid-Oct) end
National Consumer Price Index (2014/15=100)
Mid-Month
| Groups & Sub-Groups | Weight % | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22P | Percentage Change | |||||
| Dec/Jan | Nov/Dec | Dec/Jan | Nov/Dec | Dec/Jan | 3 Over 1 | 3 Over 2 | 5 Over 3 | 5 Over 4 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Overall Index | 100 | 132.38 | 136.39 | 137.10 | 146.09 | 144.84 | 3.56 | 0.51 | 5.65 | -0.86 |
| Food and Beverage | 43.91 | 129.15 | 136.42 | 134.66 | 144.16 | 141.30 | 4.27 | -1.29 | 4.92 | -1.99 |
| Cereal grains and their products | 11.33 | 124.54 | 126.39 | 127.05 | 130.75 | 130.60 | 2.02 | 0.52 | 2.79 | -0.11 |
| Pulses and Legumes | 1.84 | 98.02 | 106.29 | 109.27 | 118.83 | 119.34 | 11.48 | 2.80 | 9.22 | 0.43 |
| Vegetable | 5.52 | 154.67 | 181.42 | 141.79 | 173.56 | 146.09 | -8.33 | -21.84 | 3.03 | -15.83 |
| Meat and Fish | 6.75 | 124.30 | 130.67 | 137.57 | 140.34 | 141.33 | 10.68 | 5.28 | 2.74 | 0.71 |
| Milk products and Eggs | 5.24 | 132.83 | 133.29 | 135.18 | 138.40 | 138.49 | 1.77 | 1.42 | 2.45 | 0.06 |
| Ghee and Oil | 2.95 | 127.76 | 141.73 | 149.49 | 182.15 | 181.21 | 17.01 | 5.48 | 21.22 | -0.52 |
| Fruit | 2.08 | 121.10 | 142.71 | 141.18 | 149.99 | 152.04 | 16.58 | -1.07 | 7.70 | 1.37 |
| Sugar and Sugar products | 1.74 | 123.57 | 128.75 | 129.94 | 137.90 | 138.05 | 5.15 | 0.92 | 6.24 | 0.11 |
| Spices | 1.21 | 133.23 | 127.52 | 129.73 | 130.37 | 130.67 | -2.63 | 1.74 | 0.72 | 0.23 |
| Non-alcoholic drinks | 1.24 | 120.86 | 127.65 | 129.07 | 139.44 | 139.44 | 6.79 | 1.11 | 8.04 | 0.01 |
| Alcoholic drinks | 0.68 | 165.45 | 172.42 | 168.39 | 187.54 | 187.54 | 1.78 | -2.34 | 11.37 | 0.00 |
| Tobacco products | 0.41 | 141.16 | 153.57 | 155.33 | 171.61 | 171.61 | 10.03 | 1.14 | 10.48 | 0.00 |
| Restaurant and Hotel | 2.92 | 134.48 | 136.13 | 140.66 | 146.74 | 147.11 | 4.60 | 3.33 | 4.58 | 0.25 |
| Non-food and Services | 56.09 | 134.96 | 136.37 | 139.00 | 147.62 | 147.67 | 2.99 | 1.93 | 6.23 | 0.03 |
| Clothes and Footwear | 7.19 | 148.59 | 151.16 | 153.22 | 160.82 | 160.82 | 3.12 | 1.36 | 4.96 | 0.00 |
| Housing and Utilities | 20.30 | 145.47 | 146.20 | 148.10 | 156.68 | 156.67 | 1.81 | 1.30 | 5.79 | 0.00 |
| Furnishing and Household equipment | 4.30 | 129.53 | 131.33 | 134.54 | 143.14 | 143.38 | 3.87 | 2.44 | 6.57 | 0.17 |
| Health | 3.47 | 114.02 | 116.87 | 119.07 | 124.52 | 124.52 | 4.43 | 1.88 | 4.58 | 0.00 |
| Transportation | 5.34 | 112.04 | 114.87 | 117.09 | 133.53 | 133.56 | 4.51 | 1.94 | 14.07 | 0.02 |
| Communication | 2.82 | 105.60 | 108.75 | 110.70 | 112.17 | 112.17 | 4.83 | 1.79 | 1.33 | 0.00 |
| Recreation and Culture | 2.46 | 119.18 | 122.57 | 122.33 | 130.78 | 130.78 | 2.64 | -0.20 | 6.91 | 0.00 |
| Education | 7.41 | 144.22 | 138.67 | 145.32 | 155.02 | 155.02 | 0.76 | 4.79 | 6.67 | 0.00 |
| Miscellaneous goods and services | 2.81 | 137.17 | 148.34 | 151.97 | 155.32 | 155.84 | 10.80 | 2.45 | 2.54 | 0.33 |
| CPI : Kathmandu Valley (3 Districts) | ||||||||||
| Overall Index | 100 | 132.60 | 137.62 | 137.32 | 145.76 | 144.57 | 3.55 | -0.22 | 5.28 | -0.82 |
| Food and Beverage | 39.77 | 132.38 | 141.52 | 140.70 | 148.08 | 144.93 | 6.29 | -0.58 | 3.01 | -2.13 |
| Non-food and Services | 60.23 | 132.76 | 135.11 | 135.12 | 144.25 | 144.33 | 1.78 | 0.01 | 6.82 | 0.06 |
| CPI : Terai (19 Districts) | ||||||||||
| Overall Index | 100 | 130.70 | 134.17 | 134.46 | 144.26 | 142.72 | 2.87 | 0.21 | 6.15 | -1.07 |
| Food and Beverage | 44.14 | 126.45 | 134.03 | 130.48 | 141.50 | 138.06 | 3.19 | -2.65 | 5.81 | -2.43 |
| Non-food and Services | 55.86 | 134.17 | 134.28 | 137.68 | 146.49 | 146.51 | 2.61 | 2.53 | 6.42 | 0.02 |
| CPI : Hill (25 Districts) | ||||||||||
| Overall Index | 100 | 135.19 | 140.30 | 141.58 | 150.05 | 149.14 | 4.72 | 0.91 | 5.34 | -0.61 |
| Food and Beverage | 46.88 | 130.74 | 137.20 | 136.91 | 145.24 | 143.37 | 4.71 | -0.21 | 4.72 | -1.29 |
| Non-food and Services | 53.12 | 139.24 | 143.10 | 145.56 | 154.43 | 154.43 | 4.53 | 1.72 | 6.10 | 0.00 |
| CPI : Mountain (5 Districts) | ||||||||||
| Overall Index | 100 | 131.74 | 136.72 | 136.20 | 143.42 | 143.30 | 3.38 | -0.38 | 5.22 | -0.08 |
| Food and Beverage Non-food and Services | 59.53 40.47 | 127.53 138.18 | 133.20 142.06 | 132.56 141.72 | 140.49 147.85 | 140.06 148.21 | 3.94 2.56 | -0.48 -0.24 | 5.65 4.58 | -0.31 0.25 |
P=Provisional
National Consumer Price Index (Monthly Series) (2014/15 = 100)(y-o-y)
| Mid-Month | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |||
| Index | % Change | Index | % Change | Index | % Change | |
| August | 131.87 | 6.95 | 136.48 | 3.49 | 142.42 | 4.35 |
| September | 131.67 | 6.16 | 137.62 | 4.52 | 142.42 | 3.49 |
| October | 132.56 | 6.21 | 137.58 | 3.79 | 143.42 | 4.24 |
| November | 132.82 | 5.76 | 138.19 | 4.05 | 145.54 | 5.32 |
| December | 132.51 | 6.55 | 136.39 | 2.93 | 146.09 | 7.11 |
| January | 132.38 | 6.82 | 137.10 | 3.56 | 144.84 | 5.65 |
| February | 132.76 | 6.87 | 136.34 | 2.70 | ||
| March | 132.40 | 6.70 | 136.41 | 3.03 | ||
| April | 133.22 | 6.74 | 137.35 | 3.10 | ||
| May | 133.67 | 5.83 | 138.54 | 3.65 | ||
| June | 133.54 | 4.54 | 139.14 | 4.19 | ||
| July | 134.69 | 4.78 | 140.33 | 4.19 | ||
| Average | 132.84 | 6.15 | 137.62 | 3.60 | 144.12 | 5.03 |
Table 4
Consumer Price Inflation in Nepal and India (Monthly Series) (y-o-y)
| Mid-Month | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||||||
| Nepal | India | Deviation | Nepal | India | Deviation | Nepal | India | Deviation | |
| August | 6.95 | 3.28 | 3.67 | 3.49 | 6.69 | -3.20 | 4.35 | 5.30 | -0.95 |
| September | 6.16 | 3.99 | 2.17 | 4.52 | 7.34 | -2.82 | 3.49 | 4.35 | -0.86 |
| October | 6.21 | 4.62 | 1.59 | 3.79 | 7.61 | -3.82 | 4.24 | 4.48 | -0.24 |
| November | 5.76 | 5.54 | 0.22 | 4.05 | 6.93 | -2.88 | 5.32 | 4.91 | 0.41 |
| December | 6.55 | 7.35 | -0.80 | 2.93 | 4.59 | -1.66 | 7.11 | 5.59 | 1.52 |
| January | 6.82 | 7.59 | -0.77 | 3.56 | 4.06 | -0.50 | 5.65 | 5.65 | |
| February | 6.87 | 6.58 | 0.29 | 2.70 | 5.03 | -2.33 | |||
| March | 6.70 | 5.91 | 0.79 | 3.03 | 5.52 | -2.49 | |||
| April | 6.74 | – | – | 3.10 | 4.29 | -1.19 | |||
| May | 5.83 | – | – | 3.65 | 6.30 | -2.65 | |||
| June | 4.54 | 6.23 | -1.69 | 4.19 | 6.26 | -2.07 | |||
| July | 4.78 | 6.93 | -2.15 | 4.19 | 5.59 | -1.40 | |||
| Average | 6.15 | 5.80 | 0.33 | 3.60 | 5.85 | -2.25 | 5.03 | 4.93 | 0.92 |
Note :
1) CPI in Nepal (2014/15 = 100)
- CPI in India (2012 = 100)
National Salary and Wage Rate Index (2004/05=100)
Mid-Month
| S.N. | Groups & Sub-Groups | Weight % | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22P | Percent Change | |||||
| Dec/Jan | Nov/Dec | Dec/Jan | Nov/Dec | Dec/Jan | 3 over 1 | 3 over 2 | 5 over 3 | 5 over 4 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| Overall Index | 100 | 537.97 | 543.30 | 547.23 | 578.79 | 578.79 | 1.72 | 0.72 | 5.77 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | Salary Index | 26.97 | 446.42 | 446.42 | 446.42 | 488.57 | 488.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.44 | 0.00 |
| Officers | 9.80 | 425.39 | 425.39 | 425.39 | 453.78 | 453.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.67 | 0.00 | |
| Non Officers | 17.17 | 458.40 | 458.40 | 458.40 | 508.40 | 508.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.91 | 0.00 | |
| 1.1 | Civil Service | 2.82 | 541.80 | 541.80 | 541.80 | 580.07 | 580.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.06 | 0.00 |
| Officers | 0.31 | 421.45 | 421.45 | 421.45 | 437.65 | 437.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.84 | 0.00 | |
| Non Officers | 2.51 | 556.41 | 556.41 | 556.41 | 597.36 | 597.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.36 | 0.00 | |
| 1.2 | Public Corporations | 1.14 | 442.09 | 442.09 | 442.09 | 486.70 | 486.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.09 | 0.00 |
| Officers | 0.19 | 393.65 | 393.65 | 393.65 | 428.53 | 428.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.86 | 0.00 | |
| Non Officers | 0.95 | 451.78 | 451.78 | 451.78 | 498.34 | 498.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.31 | 0.00 | |
| 1.3 | Bank & Financial Institutions | 0.55 | 663.85 | 663.85 | 663.85 | 851.35 | 851.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.25 | 0.00 |
| Officers | 0.10 | 481.55 | 481.55 | 481.55 | 604.63 | 604.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.56 | 0.00 | |
| Non Officers | 0.45 | 705.58 | 705.58 | 705.58 | 907.83 | 907.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.67 | 0.00 | |
| 1.4 | Army & Police Forces | 4.01 | 483.76 | 483.76 | 483.76 | 561.72 | 561.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.12 | 0.00 |
| Officers | 0.17 | 382.61 | 382.61 | 382.61 | 420.08 | 420.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.79 | 0.00 | |
| Non Officers | 3.84 | 488.30 | 488.30 | 488.30 | 568.08 | 568.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.34 | 0.00 | |
| 1.5 | Education | 10.55 | 467.34 | 467.34 | 467.34 | 509.95 | 509.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.12 | 0.00 |
| Officers | 6.80 | 452.54 | 452.54 | 452.54 | 486.81 | 486.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.57 | 0.00 | |
| Non Officers | 3.75 | 494.17 | 494.17 | 494.17 | 551.89 | 551.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.68 | 0.00 | |
| 1.6 | Private Institutions | 7.90 | 350.97 | 350.97 | 350.97 | 365.22 | 365.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.06 | 0.00 |
| Officers | 2.24 | 346.35 | 346.35 | 346.35 | 352.90 | 352.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.89 | 0.00 | |
| Non Officers | 5.66 | 352.79 | 352.79 | 352.79 | 370.08 | 370.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.90 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | Wage Rate Index | 73.03 | 571.78 | 579.08 | 584.46 | 612.12 | 612.12 | 2.22 | 0.93 | 4.73 | 0.00 |
| 2.1 | Agricultural Labourer | 39.49 | 654.36 | 662.71 | 670.95 | 688.30 | 688.30 | 2.54 | 1.24 | 2.58 | 0.00 |
| Male | 20.49 | 633.10 | 644.02 | 652.28 | 655.35 | 655.35 | 3.03 | 1.28 | 0.47 | 0.00 | |
| Female | 19.00 | 677.30 | 682.87 | 691.11 | 723.86 | 723.86 | 2.04 | 1.21 | 4.74 | 0.00 | |
| 2.2 | Industrial Labourer | 25.25 | 465.90 | 473.90 | 473.90 | 520.92 | 520.92 | 1.72 | 0.00 | 9.92 | 0.00 |
| High Skilled | 6.31 | 445.18 | 451.74 | 451.74 | 488.32 | 488.32 | 1.47 | 0.00 | 8.10 | 0.00 | |
| Skilled | 6.31 | 444.13 | 452.91 | 452.91 | 497.44 | 497.44 | 1.98 | 0.00 | 9.83 | 0.00 | |
| Semi Skilled | 6.31 | 447.49 | 455.36 | 455.36 | 510.52 | 510.52 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 12.12 | 0.00 | |
| Unskilled | 6.32 | 526.72 | 535.53 | 535.53 | 587.33 | 587.33 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 9.67 | 0.00 | |
| 2.3 | Construction Labourer | 8.29 | 500.84 | 500.97 | 509.09 | 526.89 | 526.89 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 3.50 | 0.00 |
| Mason | 2.76 | 467.19 | 463.04 | 470.23 | 485.91 | 485.91 | 0.65 | 1.55 | 3.34 | 0.00 | |
| Skilled | 1.38 | 452.00 | 455.17 | 459.55 | 475.54 | 475.54 | 1.67 | 0.96 | 3.48 | 0.00 | |
| Unskilled | 1.38 | 482.38 | 470.92 | 480.91 | 496.29 | 496.29 | -0.30 | 2.12 | 3.20 | 0.00 | |
| Carpenter | 2.76 | 457.37 | 451.99 | 459.58 | 471.42 | 471.42 | 0.48 | 1.68 | 2.58 | 0.00 | |
| Skilled | 1.38 | 438.14 | 439.72 | 444.03 | 452.51 | 452.51 | 1.34 | 0.98 | 1.91 | 0.00 | |
| Unskilled | 1.38 | 476.60 | 464.26 | 475.13 | 490.32 | 490.32 | -0.31 | 2.34 | 3.20 | 0.00 | |
| Worker | 2.77 | 577.75 | 587.64 | 597.24 | 623.10 | 623.10 | 3.37 | 1.63 | 4.33 | 0.00 | |
| Male | 1.38 | 581.64 | 589.52 | 599.14 | 625.60 | 625.60 | 3.01 | 1.63 | 4.42 | 0.00 | |
| Female | 1.39 | 573.89 | 585.78 | 595.35 | 620.62 | 620.62 | 3.74 | 1.63 | 4.24 | 0.00 | |
P: Provisional
National Salary and Wage Rate Index (Monthly Series) (2004/05 = 100) (y-o-y)
| Mid-Month | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |||
| Index | % Change | Index | % Change | Index | % Change | |
| August | 534.18 | 13.44 | 541.35 | 1.34 | 568.70 | 5.05 |
| September | 535.96 | 12.88 | 542.48 | 1.20 | 568.70 | 4.84 |
| October | 537.51 | 12.07 | 542.48 | 0.92 | 569.18 | 4.92 |
| November | 537.90 | 10.45 | 542.48 | 0.85 | 569.76 | 5.03 |
| December | 537.97 | 10.04 | 543.30 | 0.99 | 578.79 | 6.53 |
| January | 537.97 | 10.04 | 547.23 | 1.72 | 578.79 | 5.77 |
| February | 537.97 | 7.51 | 547.47 | 1.77 | ||
| March | 537.97 | 7.51 | 548.12 | 1.89 | ||
| April | 537.97 | 7.49 | 548.12 | 1.89 | ||
| May | 537.97 | 7.49 | 548.12 | 1.89 | ||
| June | 537.97 | 7.48 | 548.23 | 1.98 | ||
| July | 537.97 | 7.48 | 552.42 | 2.76 | ||
| Average | 537.44 | 9.49 | 545.98 | 1.60 | 572.32 | 5.36 |
Direction of Foreign Trade*
(Rs. in million)
| Heading | 2019/20R | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | Percent Change | |||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
| TOTAL EXPORTS | 97709.1 | 57279.7 | 141124.1 | 60799.2 | 118851.0 | 6.1 | 95.5 |
| To India | 70108.9 | 40143.9 | 106372.1 | 43527.1 | 96560.1 | 8.4 | 121.8 |
| To China | 1191.2 | 1016.6 | 1016.1 | 507.9 | 456.2 | -50.0 | -10.2 |
| To Other Countries | 26409.0 | 16119.3 | 33736.0 | 16764.3 | 21834.6 | 4.0 | 30.2 |
| TOTAL IMPORTS | 1196799.1 | 694693.7 | 1539837.1 | 661245.4 | 999342.7 | -4.8 | 51.1 |
| From India | 735294.8 | 423835.4 | 971603.9 | 438829.7 | 603545.2 | 3.5 | 37.5 |
| From China | 181920.3 | 118252.8 | 233923.1 | 96325.3 | 145913.6 | -18.5 | 51.5 |
| From Other Countries | 279583.9 | 152605.6 | 334310.1 | 126090.4 | 249883.9 | -17.4 | 98.2 |
| TOTAL TRADE BALANCE | -1099089.9 | -637414.0 | -1398713.0 | -600446.2 | -880491.7 | -5.8 | 46.6 |
| With India | -665185.9 | -383691.5 | -865231.9 | -395302.6 | -506985.1 | 3.0 | 28.3 |
| With China | -180729.1 | -117236.2 | -232907.0 | -95817.4 | -145457.4 | -18.3 | 51.8 |
| With Other Countries | -253174.9 | -136486.3 | -300574.1 | -109326.1 | -228049.3 | -19.9 | 108.6 |
| TOTAL FOREIGN TRADE | 1294508.2 | 751973.5 | 1680961.2 | 722044.6 | 1118193.7 | -4.0 | 54.9 |
| With India | 805403.7 | 463979.3 | 1077976.0 | 482356.8 | 700105.3 | 4.0 | 45.1 |
| With China | 183111.5 | 119269.3 | 234939.1 | 96833.1 | 146369.9 | -18.8 | 51.2 |
| With Other Countries | 305993.0 | 168724.9 | 368046.0 | 142854.7 | 271718.5 | -15.3 | 90.2 |
| 1. Ratio of export to import | 8.2 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 11.9 |
| India China Other Countries | 9.5 0.7 9.4 | 9.5 0.9 10.6 | 10.9 0.4 10.1 | 9.9 0.5 13.3 | 16 0.3 8.7 |
| 2. Share in total export | |||||
| India | 71.8 | 70.1 | 75.4 | 71.6 | 81.2 |
| China | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Other Countries | 27 | 28.1 | 23.9 | 27.6 | 18.4 |
| 3. Share in total import | |||||
| India | 61.4 | 61 | 63.1 | 66.4 | 60.4 |
| China | 15.2 | 17 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| Other Countries | 23.4 | 22 | 21.7 | 19.1 | 25 |
| 4. Share in trade balance | |||||
| India | 60.5 | 60.2 | 61.9 | 65.8 | 57.6 |
| China | 16.4 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 16 | 16.5 |
| Other Countries | 23 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 18.2 | 25.9 |
| 5. Share in total trade | |||||
| India | 62.2 | 61.7 | 64.1 | 66.8 | 62.6 |
| China | 14.1 | 15.9 | 14 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Other Countries | 23.6 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 19.8 | 24.3 |
| 6. Share of export and import in total trade | |||||
| Export | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 10.6 |
| Import | 92.5 | 92.4 | 91.6 | 91.6 | 89.4 |
* Based on customs data P= Provisional
R= Revised
Exports of Major Commodities*
(Rs. in million)
| S.N. | Heading | 2019/20R | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | ||||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | Share in Total Exports | Percent Change | ||
| 1 | Soyabean Oil | 12691.1 | 4377.4 | 53651.6 | 17033.3 | 34270.0 | 28.8 | 101.2 |
| 2 | Palm Oil | 18318.0 | 13896.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 31975.6 | 26.9 | – |
| 3 | Polyster Yarn + Thread | 5441.4 | 3193.2 | 7345.2 | 3659.5 | 4461.2 | 3.8 | 21.9 |
| 4 | Woolen Carpet | 6155.0 | 3628.4 | 7243.5 | 3527.4 | 4396.3 | 3.7 | 24.6 |
| 5 | Jute Goods | 5262.2 | 2716.9 | 6705.1 | 3119.4 | 3933.3 | 3.3 | 26.1 |
| 6 | Juice | 3430.2 | 1822.5 | 4215.8 | 1648.9 | 2582.1 | 2.2 | 56.6 |
| 7 | Readymade Garments | 2801.6 | 1789.4 | 3455.7 | 1849.9 | 2367.0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Cardamom | 4007.3 | 2509.9 | 6935.9 | 3787.3 | 2273.7 | 1.9 | -40.0 |
| 9 | Oil Cakes | 1566.4 | 776.2 | 2265.9 | 939.7 | 2222.8 | 1.9 | 136.6 |
| 10 | Tea | 2781.1 | 1655.2 | 3794.0 | 2772.7 | 1847.7 | 1.6 | -33.4 |
| 11 | Textiles | 2873.7 | 1693.2 | 3296.4 | 1632.2 | 1666.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| 12 | Pashmina | 1763.6 | 1177.7 | 2544.5 | 1561.2 | 1568.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Noodles | 1095.2 | 578.5 | 1795.5 | 954.1 | 993.8 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 14 | Medicine (Ayurvedic) | 975.8 | 633.3 | 1592.2 | 867.9 | 899.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 15 | Silverware and Jewelries | 386.0 | 266.2 | 762.4 | 343.0 | 690.2 | 0.6 | 101.2 |
| 16 | Herbs | 1510.3 | 661.8 | 1620.3 | 912.8 | 643.2 | 0.5 | -29.5 |
| 17 | Rosin | 812.1 | 455.1 | 1125.1 | 402.3 | 641.3 | 0.5 | 59.4 |
| 18 | Shoes and Sandals | 755.2 | 559.7 | 768.9 | 524.6 | 616.0 | 0.5 | 17.4 |
| 19 | Handicraft Goods and other handicrafts | 776.5 | 601.2 | 902.0 | 461.1 | 543.3 | 0.5 | 17.8 |
| 20 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 384.5 | 218.0 | 774.8 | 360.0 | 488.1 | 0.4 | 35.6 |
| A. | Top 20 Commodities | 73787.1 | 43210.4 | 110795.7 | 46357.9 | 99079.2 | 83.4 | 113.7 |
| B. | Others | 23922.0 | 14069.4 | 30328.4 | 14441.3 | 19771.8 | 16.6 | 36.9 |
| C. | Total Exports (A+B) | 97709.1 | 57279.7 | 141124.1 | 60799.2 | 118851.0 | 100.0 | 95.5 |
| D. | Other Exports** | |||||||
| Electricity *** | 949.3 | 843.1 | 372.7 | 367.5 | 756.9 | |||
| Aviation Fuel | 9590.2 | 6859.6 | 2227.2 | 799.3 | 2130.0 | |||
* Top 20 exports are selected from export of major commodities to India, China and Other Countries based on Six Months data of FY 2021-22
** Not included in customs data
*** Based on five month data R= Revised, P= Provisional
Exports of Major Commodities to India
(Rs. in million)
| S.N. | Heading | 2019/20R | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | Percent Change | |||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||
| A. Major Commodities Brans Cardamom Cattlefeed Cinnamon Copper Wire Rod Fruits G.I.pipe Ginger Handicraft Goods Herbs Juice Jute Goods Jute Goods – Hessian Jute Goods – Sackings Marble Slab Medicine (Ayurvedic) Mustard & Linseed Noodles Oil Cakes Palm Oil Paper Particle Board Pashmina Plastic Utensils Polyester Yarn Readymade Garments Rosin Shoes and Sandals Skin Soyabean Oil Tea Textiles** Thread Tooth Paste Turpentine Vegetables Wire Zinc sheet B. Others | 64959.4 | 37810.6 | 98161.8 | 40298.6 | 90386.2 | 6.6 | 124.3 | |
| 1 | 204.5 | 74.4 | 474.9 | 197.1 | 258.0 | 164.8 | 30.9 | |
| 2 | 4007.3 | 2509.9 | 6935.9 | 3787.3 | 2273.7 | 50.9 | -40.0 | |
| 3 | 195.4 | 122.0 | 30.8 | 25.1 | 146.1 | -79.4 | – | |
| 4 | 61.9 | 16.3 | 143.0 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 265.1 | 0.4 | |
| 5 | 487.9 | 319.2 | 442.9 | 266.0 | 118.0 | -16.7 | -55.6 | |
| 6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 149.1 | -39.3 | |
| 7 | 94.2 | 41.5 | 48.8 | 33.0 | 37.9 | -20.5 | 14.9 | |
| 8 | 400.2 | 284.0 | 375.4 | 281.4 | 188.2 | -0.9 | -33.1 | |
| 9 | 53.9 | 50.6 | 17.2 | 7.7 | 15.9 | -84.7 | 105.0 | |
| 10 | 926.9 | 273.2 | 1248.6 | 704.2 | 281.1 | 157.8 | -60.1 | |
| 11 | 3430.2 | 1822.5 | 4215.8 | 1648.9 | 2582.1 | -9.5 | 56.6 | |
| 12 | 5262.2 | 2716.9 | 6705.1 | 3119.4 | 3933.3 | 14.8 | 26.1 | |
| 312.8 | 150.6 | 407.5 | 198.7 | 257.0 | 31.9 | 29.4 | ||
| 4949.4 | 2566.4 | 6297.6 | 2920.8 | 3676.3 | 13.8 | 25.9 | ||
| 13 | 40.0 | 31.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 8.8 | -52.0 | -41.4 | |
| 14 | 975.8 | 633.3 | 1592.2 | 867.9 | 899.3 | 37.0 | 3.6 | |
| 15 | 26.1 | 19.8 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 7.0 | -52.9 | -24.6 | |
| 16 | 789.1 | 427.1 | 1401.2 | 730.4 | 734.8 | 71.0 | 0.6 | |
| 17 | 1566.4 | 776.2 | 2265.9 | 939.7 | 2222.8 | 21.1 | 136.6 | |
| 18 | 18318.0 | 13896.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 31975.6 | -100.0 | – | |
| 19 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 49.0 | 124.6 | |
| 20 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 33.8 | -52.3 | – | |
| 21 | 87.8 | 73.4 | 160.6 | 150.3 | 17.6 | 104.8 | -88.3 | |
| 22 | 22.9 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 49.5 | 17.8 | – | -64.0 | |
| 23 | 4426.0 | 2698.7 | 5773.9 | 2927.8 | 3380.4 | 8.5 | 15.5 | |
| 24 | 171.2 | 125.5 | 86.8 | 68.5 | 80.3 | -45.4 | 17.2 | |
| 25 | 812.1 | 455.1 | 1125.1 | 402.3 | 641.3 | -11.6 | 59.4 | |
| 26 | 755.2 | 559.7 | 768.9 | 524.6 | 616.0 | -6.3 | 17.4 | |
| 27 | 70.8 | 57.3 | 67.4 | 18.3 | 212.2 | -68.1 | – | |
| 28 | 12691.1 | 4377.4 | 53651.6 | 17033.3 | 34270.0 | 289.1 | 101.2 | |
| 29 | 2492.3 | 1476.8 | 3383.0 | 2528.9 | 1576.6 | 71.2 | -37.7 | |
| 30 | 2873.7 | 1693.2 | 3296.4 | 1632.2 | 1666.0 | -3.6 | 2.1 | |
| 31 | 1015.4 | 494.4 | 1571.3 | 731.7 | 1080.8 | 48.0 | 47.7 | |
| 32 | 733.3 | 437.5 | 927.4 | 563.0 | 415.3 | 28.7 | -26.2 | |
| 33 | 186.8 | 86.0 | 197.2 | 61.8 | 111.7 | -28.1 | 80.7 | |
| 34 | 116.4 | 108.1 | 105.8 | 93.9 | 134.9 | -13.2 | 43.7 | |
| 35 | 617.6 | 383.6 | 322.2 | 268.1 | 69.9 | -30.1 | -73.9 | |
| 36 | 1025.5 | 757.0 | 690.0 | 535.4 | 302.4 | -29.3 | -43.5 | |
| 5149.5 | 2333.3 | 8210.2 | 3228.5 | 6173.9 | 38.4 | 91.2 | ||
| Total (A+B) | 70108.9 | 40143.9 | 106372.1 | 43527.1 | 96560.1 | 8.4 | 121.8 | |
** includes P.P. fabric
R= Revised, P= Provisional
Note: The major commodities have been defined as per 6-digits Harmonic System (HS) code from the fiscal year 2021/22 and the data revised accordingly for 2019/20 and 2020/21 might differ from earlier publication.
Exports of Major Commodities to China
(Rs. in million)
| S.N. | Heading | 2019/20R | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | Percent Change | |||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||
|
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 | A. Major Commodities
Agarbatti
Handicraft ( Metal and Wooden ) Noodles Other handicraft goods Pashmina Readymade Garments Readymade Leather Goods Rudrakshya Tanned Skin Tea Wheat Flour Woolen Carpet B. Others | 466.1
5.5
87.8
2.8
151.8
13.4
19.3
0.9
39.3
0.6
4.2
3.2
137.4
725.1 | 384.3
5.5
82.0
2.8
131.2
8.3
14.9
0.8
33.6
0.6
4.1
1.7
99.0
632.2 | 661.9
3.3
141.9
0.0
165.9
16.1
50.0
1.3
38.3
22.3
0.0
0.0
222.8
354.2 | 366.0
2.2
82.2
0.0
78.9
12.4
29.0
1.3
24.4
8.9
0.0
0.0
126.7
141.9 | 298.6
2.0
64.2
2.7
47.3
17.9
14.3
0.0
7.7
9.8
0.2
0.0
132.4
157.6 | -4.8
-59.5
0.3
–
-39.9
49.4
94.6
70.1
-27.4
–
–
– 28.0 -77.6 | -18.4
-9.7
-21.8
–
-40.0
45.0
-50.5
-99.3
-68.6
9.4
–
–
4.4
11.1 |
| Total (A+B) | 1191.2 | 1016.6 | 1016.1 | 507.9 | 456.2 | -50.0 | -10.2 | |
R= Revised, P= Provisional
Note: The major commodities have been defined as per 6-digits Harmonic System (HS) code from the fiscal year 2021/22 and the data revised accordingly for 2019/20 and 2020/21 might differ from earlier publications.
Imports of Major Commodities*
(Rs. in million)
| S.N. | Heading | 2019/20R | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | ||||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | Share in Total Imports | Percentage Change | ||
| 1 | Petroleum Products | 164157.6 | 94181.4 | 175617.3 | 65729.9 | 132374.9 | 13.2 | 101.4 |
| 2 | Transport Equip, Vehicle & Other Vehicle Spare Parts | 83945.2 | 58536.2 | 123695.4 | 55713.2 | 76654.3 | 7.7 | 37.6 |
| 3 | Other Machinery and Parts | 67094.9 | 39509.3 | 80725.7 | 32920.9 | 46192.2 | 4.6 | 40.3 |
| 4 | Medicine | 31227.5 | 18156.9 | 39975.8 | 15372.0 | 42215.6 | 4.2 | 174.6 |
| 5 | Crude Soyabean Oil | 18741.1 | 7976.6 | 53364.3 | 17646.6 | 36589.0 | 3.7 | 107.3 |
| 6 | Telecommunication Equipments and Parts | 28833.4 | 19397.2 | 47196.3 | 25047.6 | 33073.4 | 3.3 | 32.0 |
| 7 | Crude Palm Oil | 17991.2 | 12174.5 | 7234.9 | 2698.2 | 27491.8 | 2.8 | 918.9 |
| 8 | Rice/Paddy | 33350.4 | 15063.7 | 50478.2 | 25125.4 | 26954.9 | 2.7 | 7.3 |
| 9 | M.S. Billet | 42236.7 | 22259.1 | 71528.4 | 29825.7 | 26441.0 | 2.6 | -11.3 |
| 10 | Gold | 13637.5 | 8006.1 | 27486.0 | 12213.6 | 23257.5 | 2.3 | 90.4 |
| 11 | Hotrolled Sheet in coil | 23906.3 | 14264.6 | 25615.4 | 12210.8 | 20105.7 | 2.0 | 64.7 |
| 12 | Readymade Garments | 22372.1 | 17332.6 | 28103.2 | 13861.0 | 18630.8 | 1.9 | 34.4 |
| 13 | Coal | 21385.3 | 8770.8 | 27123.6 | 10948.3 | 17321.2 | 1.7 | 58.2 |
| 14 | Electrical Equipment | 18909.9 | 11807.8 | 26588.0 | 12106.0 | 16781.5 | 1.7 | 38.6 |
| 15 | Textiles | 16894.1 | 10918.7 | 25127.9 | 11346.3 | 15676.7 | 1.6 | 38.2 |
| 16 | Silver | 9491.6 | 6551.0 | 9880.0 | 2095.1 | 14994.4 | 1.5 | 615.7 |
| 17 | Thread | 11678.2 | 7158.9 | 16504.6 | 7699.4 | 12307.2 | 1.2 | 59.8 |
| 18 | M.S. Wire Rod, Bars, Coils, Bars | 11143.3 | 5701.9 | 17478.2 | 7622.0 | 11508.2 | 1.2 | 51.0 |
| 19 | Computer and Parts | 10668.4 | 5047.6 | 16159.9 | 7479.1 | 11008.2 | 1.1 | 47.2 |
| 20 | Vegetables | 13582.2 | 7799.9 | 15277.7 | 7998.6 | 10406.6 | 1.0 | 30.1 |
| A. | Top 20 Commodities | 661246.8 | 390614.8 | 885160.8 | 375659.7 | 619985.1 | 62.0 | 65.0 |
| B. | Others | 535552.3 | 304078.9 | 654676.3 | 285585.7 | 379357.6 | 38.0 | 32.8 |
| C. | Total Imports (A+B) | 1196799.1 | 694693.7 | 1539837.1 | 661245.4 | 999342.7 | 100.0 | 51.1 |
| D. | Other Imports** | |||||||
| Electricity*** | 12105.5 | 6055.3 | 14306.1 | 3844.7 | 802.9 | – | – | |
* Top 20 imports are selected from import of major commodities from India, China and Other Countries based on Six Months data of FY 2021-22
** not included in customs data
*** Based on five month data R= Revised, P= Provisional
Imports of Major Commodities from India
(Rs. in million)
| S.N. | Heading | 2019/20R | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | Percent Change | |||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 | A. Major Commodities Agri. Equip.& Parts Aluminium Bars, Rods, Profiles, Foil etc. Baby Food & Milk Products Bitumen Books and Magazines Cement Chemical Fertilizer Chemical Coal Coldrolled Sheet in coil Cooking Stoves Cosmetic Goods Cuminseeds and Peppers Dry Cell Battery Electrical Equipment Enamel & other paints Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron Fruits Glass Sheet and G.Wares Hotrolled Sheet in coil Incense Sticks Insecticides Live Animals M.S. Billet M.S. Wire Rod, Bars, Coils, Bars Medicine Molasses Sugar Other Machinery and Parts Other Stationery Goods Paper Petroleum Products Pipe and Pipe Fittings Plastic Utensils Polypropylene Granuals Radio, TV, Deck & Parts Raw Cotton Readymade Garments Rice/Paddy Salt Sanitaryware Shoes and Sandals Steel Sheet Tea Telecommunication Equipments and Parts Textiles Thread Tobacco Tyre, Tubes and Flapes Vegetables Vehicles & Spare Parts Wire Products,Notbolt,Handles, Lock B. Others | 582422.2 4431.5 4050.7 6069.7 5462.8 792.0 4866.3 896.5 6367.6 7513.5 6513.7 525.4 2645.7 2275.5 2617.6 18909.9 3570.2 4748.7 8628.1 3633.6 23906.3 934.2 3838.9 120.1 42236.7 11143.3 26198.2 145.0 39859.4 890.6 6308.2 161615.3 3222.7 2915.4 3936.9 1712.5 238.5 6772.8 33350.4 1527.0 2158.3 609.5 1638.4 69.9 6993.4 6784.8 7538.9 2687.7 7563.4 13582.2 63814.4 3590.0 152872.6 | 337952.2 2667.9 2228.6 3327.4 2807.1 410.3 2223.3 492.2 3507.1 3083.7 3356.7 351.5 1636.4 939.0 1773.0 11807.8 2134.5 2289.9 4218.8 2207.1 14264.6 509.5 1448.3 119.7 22259.1 5701.9 14728.6 71.2 24730.1 529.3 3345.0 92762.1 1881.7 1684.0 2028.9 1439.7 192.0 4470.9 15063.7 879.3 1386.1 419.5 833.1 55.5 4979.9 4180.6 4720.1 1354.7 4632.4 7799.9 45654.7 2363.7 85883.2 | 752129.5 6593.1 5247.3 7094.5 6564.5 545.4 3981.6 1088.9 9176.7 5739.6 3444.3 824.7 2871.5 2472.5 3628.1 26588.0 5979.8 7879.7 10357.1 6102.1 25615.4 1239.4 4936.7 122.0 71528.4 17478.2 29484.9 914.3 45544.7 877.5 6667.7 172685.7 3926.7 3647.6 6028.1 1444.2 209.6 9274.8 50478.2 1969.0 3094.0 892.3 8554.0 123.4 12666.4 10795.4 12635.6 2583.3 10231.1 15277.7 100552.1 4472.0 219474.4 | 329406.8 2950.9 2132.2 3887.9 2453.0 199.2 2478.1 857.3 4108.1 3544.1 2331.4 430.3 1341.1 1371.4 1934.5 12106.0 2807.4 3019.2 4174.9 2341.2 12210.8 597.7 2374.7 34.6 29825.7 7622.0 12740.3 621.2 19507.9 292.7 2621.5 64736.5 1623.2 1587.2 2574.0 712.6 117.4 5331.8 25125.4 969.3 1455.0 450.0 1958.8 81.1 6578.9 5688.7 5865.7 1119.7 4804.9 7998.6 45705.4 2005.3 109422.9 | 482523.7 3553.1 3689.4 3978.9 2759.6 454.2 503.2 667.3 5797.5 6072.6 3160.7 496.9 2017.2 1258.6 2243.0 16781.5 3726.7 9108.0 5028.4 3795.9 20105.7 703.6 2077.0 386.8 26441.0 11508.2 19527.8 169.5 27729.9 506.3 4068.3 130505.3 3298.4 2963.9 3691.5 1059.3 103.2 6657.6 26954.9 659.2 2106.5 692.0 7271.2 54.1 9760.0 6781.0 9307.7 1247.2 6185.1 10406.6 61434.1 3068.2 121021.5 | -2.5 10.6 -4.3 16.8 -12.6 -51.4 11.5 74.2 17.1 14.9 -30.5 22.4 -18.0 46.0 9.1 2.5 31.5 31.8 -1.0 6.1 -14.4 17.3 64.0 -71.1 34.0 33.7 -13.5 – -21.1 -44.7 -21.6 -30.2 -13.7 -5.7 26.9 -50.5 -38.8 19.3 66.8 10.2 5.0 7.3 135.1 46.2 32.1 36.1 24.3 -17.3 3.7 2.5 0.1 -15.2 27.4 | 46.5 20.4 73.0 2.3 12.5 128.0 -79.7 -22.2 41.1 71.3 35.6 15.5 50.4 -8.2 15.9 38.6 32.7 201.7 20.4 62.1 64.7 17.7 -12.5 – -11.3 51.0 53.3 -72.7 42.1 73.0 55.2 101.6 103.2 86.7 43.4 48.6 -12.1 24.9 7.3 -32.0 44.8 53.8 271.2 -33.3 48.4 19.2 58.7 11.4 28.7 30.1 34.4 53.0 10.6 |
| Total (A+B) | 735294.8 | 423835.4 | 971603.9 | 438829.7 | 603545.2 | 3.5 | 37.5 | |
R= Revised, P= Provisional
Note: The major commodities have been defined as per 6-digits Harmonic System (HS) code from the fiscal year 2021/22 and the data revised accordingly for 2019/20 and 2020/21 might differ from earlier publications.
Imports of Major Commodities from China
(Rs. in million)
| S.N. | Heading | 2019/20R | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | Percent Change | |||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 | A. Major Commodities Aluminium scrap, flake, foil, bars, & rods Apple Bags Camera Ceramic Products Chemical Chemical Fertilizer Computer and Parts Cosmetic Goods Dry Cell Battery Electrical Goods Fastener Garlic Glasswares Medical Equip.& Tools Medicine Metal & Wooden furniture Office Equip.& Stationary Other Machinery and Parts Other Stationeries P.V.C. Compound Parafin Wax Pipe and Pipe Fittings Plywood & Partical board Polyethylene terephthalate (Plastic pet chips/Pet Resin) Polythene Granules Raw Silk Raw Wool Readymade Garments Seasoning Powder & Flavour for Instant Noodles Shoes and Sandals Silver Smart Cards Solar Panel Steel Rod & Sheet Storage Battery Telecommunication Equipments and Parts Textiles Thread Toys Transport Equip.& Parts Tyre, Tubes and Flapes Video Television & Parts Welding Rods Wheat Products Writing & Printing Paper B. Others | 144921.2 2128.8 3227.0 911.2 763.6 1413.0 1511.1 9291.0 6446.5 721.5 543.3 16425.7 259.1 294.8 1690.2 3351.7 1134.5 1657.0 1137.5 19013.7 959.9 195.4 6.2 848.0 355.0 570.8 50.5 1528.1 188.1 14682.7 92.8 4668.6 0.0 169.1 1662.8 643.7 1087.2 19332.2 9571.0 516.9 1210.5 4933.8 332.1 7888.4 580.8 235.7 689.2 36999.2 | 95702.8 1393.0 2341.6 643.9 576.0 976.8 789.8 6805.7 4041.0 489.9 59.5 10075.7 193.9 160.2 1002.3 969.1 767.4 882.5 696.3 10272.0 467.1 110.0 1.1 686.9 199.9 317.3 30.4 1072.8 152.1 12371.0 25.1 4042.5 0.0 117.6 1412.0 421.0 606.2 13050.4 6420.8 442.4 790.6 3615.8 146.1 5279.6 312.9 133.0 341.7 22550.0 | 184574.7 1852.9 5824.0 664.8 1626.9 1372.4 2315.8 9025.2 12038.8 1045.6 195.3 16709.1 278.1 1049.3 1621.3 7820.8 4502.6 810.5 784.9 21187.1 774.8 1218.2 4.9 573.0 374.2 584.7 1211.8 1912.7 171.0 17968.2 105.2 5555.1 1285.1 72.7 1203.7 566.3 464.3 31552.2 13537.1 299.5 1758.9 5606.6 630.0 5201.0 657.1 316.3 244.8 49348.3 | 78071.6 786.8 1890.9 208.8 519.5 487.3 975.8 3293.7 5561.5 461.5 78.1 7887.7 77.5 577.5 777.4 2093.3 569.3 272.3 326.2 9142.7 295.9 110.5 4.7 276.1 130.6 118.2 18.5 908.4 69.1 8229.7 32.5 2286.1 0.0 48.9 628.5 151.3 168.7 17154.6 5316.7 145.7 836.9 1890.2 302.5 2530.4 206.3 131.7 91.0 18253.6 | 118936.5 615.2 2680.5 445.4 1083.7 746.8 1212.4 6973.8 9497.1 510.4 83.6 9080.8 193.4 469.7 849.5 2806.1 6193.2 789.4 951.6 13200.4 424.9 396.8 0.3 239.7 241.3 322.9 248.2 1295.4 195.5 11491.6 61.9 3754.9 2020.3 58.3 460.1 250.5 203.8 21767.5 8438.7 262.4 902.1 3937.1 253.2 2541.4 413.7 142.4 228.4 26977.2 | -18.4 -43.5 -19.2 -67.6 -9.8 -50.1 23.6 -51.6 37.6 -5.8 31.1 -21.7 -60.0 260.5 -22.4 116.0 -25.8 -69.1 -53.2 -11.0 -36.7 0.4 344.1 -59.8 -34.7 -62.8 -39.1 -15.3 -54.6 -33.5 29.5 -43.4 – -58.4 -55.5 -64.1 -72.2 31.4 -17.2 -67.1 5.9 -47.7 107.0 -52.1 -34.1 -1.0 -73.4 -19.1 | 52.3 -21.8 41.8 113.3 108.6 53.2 24.2 111.7 70.8 10.6 7.0 15.1 149.5 -18.7 9.3 34.1 – 189.9 191.7 44.4 43.6 259.1 -92.8 -13.2 84.8 173.2 – 42.6 182.9 39.6 90.7 64.3 – 19.1 -26.8 65.5 20.8 26.9 58.7 80.1 7.8 108.3 -16.3 0.4 100.5 8.2 151.0 47.8 |
| Total (A+B) | 181920.3 | 118252.8 | 233923.1 | 96325.3 | 145913.6 | -18.5 | 51.5 | |
R= Revised, P= Provisional
Note: The major commodities have been defined as per 6-digits Harmonic System (HS) code from the fiscal year 2021/22 and the data revised accordingly for 2019/20 and 2020/21 might differ from earlier publications.
Imports of Major Commodities from Other Countries
(Rs. in million)
| S.N. | Heading | 2019/20R | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | Percent Change | |||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||
| A. Major Commodities | 217921.4 | 121351.6 | 271493.4 | 102106.3 | 211401.0 | -15.9 | 107.0 | |
| 1 | Aircraft Spareparts | 21369.0 | 14795.2 | 3759.2 | 855.8 | 2415.0 | -94.2 | 182.2 |
| 2 | Bags | 35.6 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 9.4 | 17.6 | -65.3 | 86.7 |
| 3 | Betelnut | 2828.7 | 1309.8 | 1001.6 | 177.4 | 1699.0 | -86.5 | – |
| 4 | Camera | 778.4 | 600.3 | 551.0 | 217.4 | 331.3 | -63.8 | 52.4 |
| 5 | Chemical | 1864.9 | 1082.3 | 2063.6 | 961.7 | 1094.5 | -11.1 | 13.8 |
| 6 | Chemical Fertilizer | 8715.5 | 5632.8 | 12706.6 | 5486.6 | 2420.9 | -2.6 | -55.9 |
| 7 | Cigarette Paper | 52.1 | 30.5 | 61.5 | 40.2 | 22.7 | 31.6 | -43.6 |
| 8 | Clove | 140.1 | 66.8 | 289.9 | 199.7 | 14.9 | 199.1 | -92.5 |
| 9 | Coal | 13871.7 | 5687.1 | 21383.9 | 7404.2 | 11248.6 | 30.2 | 51.9 |
| 10 | Coconut Oil | 22.8 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 18.2 | -36.4 | 178.3 |
| 11 | Computer and Parts | 4221.9 | 1006.6 | 4121.1 | 1917.6 | 1511.1 | 90.5 | -21.2 |
| 12 | Copper Wire Rod,Scrapes & Sheets | 4513.8 | 2962.7 | 5169.2 | 1897.4 | 4034.5 | -36.0 | 112.6 |
| 13 | Cosmetic Goods | 1437.1 | 923.5 | 1574.6 | 642.8 | 1046.4 | -30.4 | 62.8 |
| 14 | Crude Palm Oil | 17991.2 | 12174.5 | 7234.9 | 2698.2 | 27491.8 | -77.8 | – |
| 15 | Crude Soyabean Oil | 18741.1 | 7976.6 | 53364.3 | 17646.6 | 36589.0 | 121.2 | 107.3 |
| 16 | Door Locks | 17.6 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 | -56.6 | -73.8 |
| 17 | Dry Cell Battery | 36.7 | 34.5 | 30.3 | 20.0 | 6.2 | -42.0 | -69.3 |
| 18 | Edible Oil | 10425.2 | 4451.7 | 17012.9 | 5701.6 | 10312.0 | 28.1 | 80.9 |
| 19 | Electrical Goods | 1566.6 | 974.5 | 2482.7 | 1304.0 | 1161.3 | 33.8 | -10.9 |
| 20 | Flash Light | 21.2 | 10.9 | 27.4 | 10.2 | 12.0 | -6.9 | 17.4 |
| 21 | Glasswares | 597.2 | 332.8 | 793.1 | 203.5 | 518.3 | -38.9 | 154.7 |
| 22 | Gold | 13637.5 | 8006.1 | 27486.0 | 12213.6 | 23257.5 | 52.6 | 90.4 |
| 23 | Insecticides | 196.0 | 93.9 | 194.1 | 98.3 | 72.7 | 4.7 | -26.0 |
| 24 | Medical Equip.& Tools | 5639.8 | 3688.1 | 10031.2 | 4003.3 | 5652.2 | 8.5 | 41.2 |
| 25 | Medicine | 3894.8 | 2661.0 | 5988.3 | 2062.4 | 16494.7 | -22.5 | – |
| 26 | Office Equip.& Stationary | 1087.6 | 749.2 | 961.1 | 401.1 | 644.1 | -46.5 | 60.6 |
| 27 | Oil seeds | 5894.8 | 2631.9 | 9996.2 | 4241.2 | 8687.0 | 61.1 | 104.8 |
| 28 | Other Machinery and Parts | 8221.9 | 4507.3 | 13993.8 | 4270.3 | 5262.0 | -5.3 | 23.2 |
| 29 | Other Stationeries | 688.4 | 331.6 | 852.9 | 340.8 | 800.4 | 2.8 | 134.8 |
| 30 | P.V.C. Compound | 2756.3 | 1564.8 | 4188.9 | 1297.6 | 2563.9 | -17.1 | 97.6 |
| 31 | Palm Oil | 1099.1 | 577.7 | 1420.3 | 585.7 | 1228.1 | 1.4 | 109.7 |
| 32 | Peas | 11279.3 | 4502.9 | 6471.8 | 2624.6 | 5089.1 | -41.7 | 93.9 |
| 33 | Petroleum Products | 2542.3 | 1419.3 | 2931.7 | 993.4 | 1869.5 | -30.0 | 88.2 |
| 34 | Pipe and Pipe Fittings | 193.1 | 71.8 | 175.6 | 92.0 | 74.9 | 28.1 | -18.6 |
| 35 | Polythene Granules | 10058.4 | 6111.7 | 10795.9 | 3874.5 | 5728.3 | -36.6 | 47.8 |
| 36 | Powder Milk | 471.6 | 174.2 | 225.2 | 99.1 | 93.0 | -43.1 | -6.2 |
| 37 | Preparations, used in animals feeding | 1654.7 | 966.0 | 794.6 | 339.9 | 455.6 | -64.8 | 34.0 |
| 38 | Pulses | 3487.1 | 1260.1 | 8932.4 | 4949.0 | 3876.8 | 292.8 | -21.7 |
| 39 | Raw Wool | 771.5 | 480.7 | 891.8 | 412.6 | 650.7 | -14.2 | 57.7 |
| 40 | Readymade Garments | 916.6 | 490.8 | 860.2 | 299.5 | 481.6 | -39.0 | 60.8 |
| 41 | Shoes and Sandals | 279.8 | 157.2 | 309.8 | 126.9 | 230.0 | -19.2 | 81.2 |
| 42 | Silver | 9491.6 | 6551.0 | 8595.0 | 2095.1 | 12974.1 | -68.0 | – |
| 43 | Small Cardamom | 918.2 | 484.2 | 814.5 | 265.9 | 107.7 | -45.1 | -59.5 |
| 44 | Steel Rod & Sheet | 209.5 | 157.8 | 46.6 | 20.2 | 12.6 | -87.2 | -37.7 |
| 45 | Storage Battery | 429.4 | 306.1 | 541.3 | 284.1 | 291.6 | -7.2 | 2.7 |
| 46 | Synthetic & Natural Rubber | 341.1 | 169.2 | 285.7 | 131.5 | 161.8 | -22.3 | 23.0 |
| 47 | Synthetic Carpet | 426.7 | 250.0 | 346.2 | 152.8 | 174.5 | -38.9 | 14.2 |
| 48 | Telecommunication Equipments and Parts | 2507.8 | 1366.8 | 2977.7 | 1314.1 | 1546.0 | -3.9 | 17.6 |
| 49 | Tello | 68.9 | 37.8 | 98.1 | 59.4 | 86.6 | 57.2 | 45.7 |
| 50 | Textile Dyes | 221.3 | 159.4 | 152.7 | 66.3 | 102.6 | -58.4 | 54.6 |
| 51 | Textiles | 538.2 | 317.3 | 795.5 | 340.8 | 457.0 | 7.4 | 34.1 |
| 52 | Thread | 3622.4 | 1996.5 | 3569.5 | 1688.0 | 2737.1 | -15.5 | 62.2 |
| 53 | Toys | 198.2 | 116.4 | 228.8 | 101.1 | 121.0 | -13.2 | 19.7 |
| 54 | Transport Equip.& Parts | 6873.3 | 4220.2 | 6243.7 | 2845.1 | 4497.8 | -32.6 | 58.1 |
| 55 | Tyre, Tubes and Flapes | 428.3 | 267.0 | 432.0 | 165.0 | 347.0 | -38.2 | 110.3 |
| 56 | Video Television & Parts | 4024.8 | 2326.2 | 2555.5 | 949.7 | 1125.4 | -59.2 | 18.5 |
| 57 | Watches & Bands | 472.9 | 348.1 | 351.2 | 107.9 | 402.2 | -69.0 | 272.9 |
| 58 | Writing & Printing Paper | 2226.9 | 1336.3 | 1212.1 | 341.4 | 692.0 | -74.4 | 102.7 |
| 59 | X-Ray Film | 500.7 | 301.1 | 463.0 | 148.2 | 264.6 | -50.8 | 78.6 |
| 60 | Zinc Ingot | 402.6 | 91.9 | 611.5 | 298.1 | 121.0 | 224.5 | -59.4 |
| B. Others | 61662.5 | 31254.0 | 62816.7 | 23984.1 | 38482.9 | -23.3 | 60.5 | |
| Total (A+B) | 279583.9 | 152605.6 | 334310.1 | 126090.4 | 249883.9 | -17.4 | 98.2 | |
R= Revised, P= Provisional
Note: The major commodities have been defined as per 6-digits Harmonic System (HS) code from the fiscal year 2021/22 and the data revised accordingly for 2019/20 and 2020/21 might differ from earlier publications.
Custom-wise Foreign Trade* (Six Months)
(Rs. in million )
| S.N. | Major Custom Points | Exports | Imports | ||||
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | % Change | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | % Change | ||
| 1 | Bhairahawa Customs Office | 2891.6 | 4037.7 | 39.6 | 134966.5 | 168933.0 | 25.2 |
| 2 | Biratnagar Customs Office | 15297.7 | 33377.8 | 118.2 | 80449.4 | 115778.3 | 43.9 |
| 3 | Birgunj Customs Office | 19539.1 | 55864.6 | 185.9 | 208406.7 | 347797.1 | 66.9 |
| 4 | Dry Port Customs Office | 1071.6 | 1793.7 | 67.4 | 82264.4 | 109479.8 | 33.1 |
| 5 | Jaleshwor Customs Office | 0.0 | 275.1 | – | 1906.8 | 4613.6 | 142.0 |
| 6 | Kailali Customs Office | 235.7 | 338.6 | 43.6 | 13178.8 | 13841.6 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Kanchanpur Customs Office | 25.6 | 14.1 | -45.0 | 689.6 | 1027.1 | 49.0 |
| 8 | Krishnanagar Customs Office | 133.6 | 168.0 | 25.8 | 11347.4 | 13197.0 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Mechi Customs Office | 7178.2 | 5209.4 | -27.4 | 19243.7 | 29802.4 | 54.9 |
| 10 | Nepalgunj Customs Office | 1145.7 | 970.3 | -15.3 | 31330.6 | 41847.8 | 33.6 |
| 11 | Rasuwa Customs Office | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 6062.5 | 15119.3 | 149.4 |
| 12 | Tatopani Customs Office | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2189.2 | 6522.2 | 197.9 |
| 13 | Tribhuwan Airport Customs Office | 13277.2 | 16801.6 | 26.5 | 59434.7 | 123936.3 | 108.5 |
| 14 | Others | 3.1 | 0.1 | -96.8 | 9775.3 | 7447.0 | -23.8 |
| Total | 60799.2 | 118851.0 | 95.5 | 661245.4 | 999342.7 | 51.1 | |
* Based on customs data
Number of Nepalese going for Foreign Employment (Countrywise)
|
S.N. |
Country | 2019/20 | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | Percent Share Six Months | Percent Change During Six Months | ||||
| Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Six Months | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | ||
| a) Institutional and Individual (New and Legalized ) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 39279 | 28130 | 23324 | 4934 | 76906 | 32.8 | 45.9 | -82.5 | – |
| 2 | Qatar | 29835 | 21811 | 22131 | 1177 | 45293 | 7.8 | 27.0 | -94.6 | – |
| 3 | UAE | 52085 | 39416 | 11611 | 4768 | 25537 | 31.7 | 15.2 | -87.9 | 435.6 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3305 | 2303 | 3146 | 432 | 3300 | 2.9 | 2.0 | -81.2 | 663.9 |
| 5 | Kuwait | 8974 | 6441 | 2 | 0 | 2807 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -100.0 | – |
| 6 | Romania | 1930 | 1272 | 1954 | 249 | 2159 | 1.7 | 1.3 | -80.4 | 767.1 |
| 7 | Oman | 1996 | 1479 | 1556 | 298 | 1635 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -79.9 | 448.7 |
| 8 | Cyprus | 1447 | 994 | 1003 | 271 | 1577 | 1.8 | 0.9 | -72.7 | 481.9 |
| 9 | Maldives | 887 | 673 | 1009 | 395 | 1306 | 2.6 | 0.8 | -41.3 | 230.6 |
| 10 | South Korea* | 3542 | 3086 | 16 | 14 | 750 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -99.5 | – |
| 11 | Poland | 184 | 169 | 453 | 148 | 627 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -12.4 | 323.6 |
| 12 | Turkey | 1000 | 757 | 710 | 301 | 620 | 2.0 | 0.4 | -60.2 | 106.0 |
| 13 | Malta | 1668 | 1266 | 64 | 46 | 516 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -96.4 | – |
| 14 | Malaysia | 39167 | 22814 | 106 | 6 | 151 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -100.0 | – |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 924 | 706 | 1073 | 388 | 125 | 2.6 | 0.1 | -45.0 | -67.8 |
| 16 | Jordan | 2374 | 1932 | 930 | 151 | 115 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -92.2 | -23.8 |
| 17 | Japan | 939 | 642 | 553 | 498 | 64 | 3.3 | 0.0 | -22.4 | -87.1 |
| 18 | Lebanon | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -80.0 | 100.0 |
| 19 | Israel | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | – |
| 20 | Other | 4390 | 3493 | 2438 | 972 | 4021 | 6.5 | 2.4 | -72.2 | 313.7 |
| Total | 193945 | 137400 | 72081 | 15049 | 167513 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -89.0 | – | |
| b) Renew Entry | ||||||||||
| 1 | Malaysia | 51732 | 40242 | 32785 | 11869 | 56109 | 36.3 | 43.1 | -70.5 | 372.7 |
| 2 | Qatar | 41339 | 30629 | 28866 | 9326 | 33292 | 28.5 | 25.6 | -69.6 | 257.0 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 43884 | 32708 | 23636 | 7934 | 27298 | 24.3 | 21.0 | -75.7 | 244.1 |
| 4 | UAE | 7888 | 5749 | 1012 | 605 | 4352 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -89.5 | 619.3 |
| 5 | Kuwait | 2884 | 2225 | 1794 | 487 | 2065 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -78.1 | 324.0 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 2143 | 1567 | 1577 | 504 | 1542 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -67.8 | 206.0 |
| 7 | Oman | 2789 | 1819 | 1526 | 430 | 1256 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -76.4 | 192.1 |
| 8 | South Korea* | 20547 | 15167 | 1028 | 773 | 1142 | 2.4 | 0.9 | -94.9 | 47.7 |
| 9 | Lebanon | 649 | 516 | 621 | 313 | 614 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -39.3 | 96.2 |
| 10 | Israel | 98 | 60 | 193 | 23 | 507 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -61.7 | – |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 548 | 370 | 243 | 39 | 426 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -89.5 | 992.3 |
| 12 | Japan | 182 | 69 | 251 | 35 | 271 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -49.3 | 674.3 |
| 13 | Maldives | 264 | 171 | 252 | 66 | 220 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -61.4 | 233.3 |
| 14 | Cyprus | 328 | 257 | 26 | 8 | 117 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -96.9 | – |
| 15 | Malta | 253 | 195 | 49 | 5 | 91 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -97.4 | – |
| 16 | Turkey | 55 | 38 | 65 | 17 | 46 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -55.3 | 170.6 |
| 17 | Jordan | 79 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -88.9 | 720.0 |
| 18 | Romania | 63 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -89.3 | 633.3 |
| 19 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| 20 | Other | 2255 | 1618 | 667 | 264 | 801 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -83.7 | 203.4 |
| Total Renew Entry | 177980 | 133473 | 94618 | 32706 | 130212 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -75.5 | 298.1 | |
*Including EPS
Source: Department of Foreign Employment.
No. of Tourist Arrival by Month
| Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021R | 2022P |
| Month | |||||||||||||||
| Jan | 36913 | 29278 | 33645 | 42622 | 52501 | 47846 | 70196 | 38616 | 42235 | 62632 | 73187 | 81273 | 79702 | 8874 | 16975 |
| Feb | 46675 | 40617 | 49264 | 56339 | 66459 | 67264 | 69009 | 58523 | 60821 | 84061 | 89507 | 102423 | 98190 | 9146 | |
| Mar | 58735 | 49567 | 63058 | 67565 | 89151 | 88697 | 79914 | 79187 | 76444 | 106291 | 124686 | 127351 | 42776 | 14977 | |
| Apr | 38475 | 43337 | 45509 | 59751 | 69796 | 65152 | 80053 | 65729 | 60214 | 88591 | 98650 | 109399 | 14 | 22450 | |
| May | 30410 | 30037 | 32542 | 46202 | 50317 | 52834 | 62558 | 17569 | 46683 | 62773 | 68825 | 78329 | 31 | 1468 | |
| Jun | 24349 | 31749 | 33263 | 46115 | 53630 | 54599 | 50731 | 18368 | 38852 | 55956 | 65159 | 74883 | 102 | 1143 | |
| July | 25427 | 30432 | 38991 | 42661 | 49995 | 54011 | 46546 | 22967 | 48115 | 42240 | 73281 | 70916 | 196 | 2991 | |
| Aug | 40011 | 44174 | 54672 | 71398 | 71964 | 68478 | 59761 | 38606 | 66341 | 73778 | 87679 | 94749 | 267 | 5917 | |
| Sep | 41622 | 42771 | 54848 | 63033 | 66383 | 66755 | 52894 | 39050 | 74670 | 68634 | 91874 | 92604 | 584 | 9898 | |
| Oct | 66421 | 72522 | 79130 | 96996 | 86379 | 99426 | 80993 | 56584 | 89281 | 112492 | 130745 | 134096 | 2025 | 23284 | |
| Nov | 52399 | 54423 | 67537 | 83460 | 83173 | 75485 | 76305 | 58304 | 72990 | 99804 | 147859 | 130302 | 1953 | 26135 | |
| Dec | 38840 | 41049 | 50408 | 60073 | 63344 | 57069 | 61158 | 45467 | 76356 | 82966 | 121620 | 100866 | 4245 | 23550 | |
| Total | 500277 | 509956 | 602867 | 736215 | 803092 | 797616 | 790118 | 538970 | 753002 | 940218 | 1173072 | 1197191 | 230085 | 149833 | 16975 |
Source: Nepal Tourism Board
R= Revised
P = Preliminary
Government Revenue Collection
| Heading | Amount (Rs. in million) | Growth Rate During Six months (y-o-y) | Composition During Six Months | ||||||
| 2019/20 | 2020/21R | 2021/22P | |||||||
| Six Months | Annual | Six Months | Annual | Six Months | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
| Value Added Tax | 126754.0 | 224016.5 | 125236.1 | 282001.8 | 155597.0 | -1.2 | 24.2 | 27.8 | 27.0 |
| Customs | 77925.3 | 137990.3 | 100058.6 | 201390.0 | 130650.3 | 28.4 | 30.6 | 22.2 | 22.7 |
| Income Tax | 112597.8 | 219741.2 | 99147.7 | 230545.1 | 122230.7 | -11.9 | 23.3 | 22.0 | 21.2 |
| Excise | 63645.1 | 100626.9 | 61927.8 | 133824.7 | 85231.7 | -2.7 | 37.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Educational Service Tax | 370.1 | 583.8 | 164.1 | 367.7 | 283.1 | -55.7 | 72.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other Tax* | 10682.6 | 17096.8 | 0.0 | 21984.3 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Non-Tax Revenue | 41268.4 | 93691.2 | 35701.7 | 68208.7 | 48061.5 | -13.5 | 34.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Total Revenue | 433243.4 | 793746.6 | 422235.9 | 938322.3 | 542054.4 | -2.5 | 28.4 | 93.8 | 94.1 |
| Other Receipts | 26489.2 | 47565.8 | 27828.3 | 40420.2 | 34193.9 | 5.1 | 22.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Total Revenue/Receipts | 459732.6 | 841312.4 | 450064.2 | 978742.5 | 576248.3 | -2.1 | 28.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
* Other tax includes road maintenance and improvement duty, road construction and maintenance duty, firm and agency registration fee and ownership certificate charge . R: Revised
P: Provisional
Source: Ministry of Finance
Stock Market Indicators
| Heading | Mid-Jan | % Change | |||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2 Over 1 | 3 Over 2 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| NEPSE Index (Closing)* | 1263.4 | 2286.6 | 2857.8 | 81.0 | 25.0 |
| NEPSE Sensitive Index (Closing)** | 274.3 | 435.3 | 530.8 | 58.7 | 22.0 |
| NEPSE Float Index (Closing)*** | 89.4 | 156.5 | 197.0 | 75.2 | 25.8 |
| Banking Sub-Index | 1116.8 | 1734.6 | 1843.4 | 55.3 | 6.3 |
| Market Capitalization (Rs. million) | 1610689.4 | 3079936.1 | 4037127.3 | 91.2 | 31.1 |
| Total Paid-up Value of Listed Shares (Rs. million) | 452531.8 | 525792.0 | 644395.4 | 16.2 | 22.6 |
| Number of Listed Companies | 212 | 215 | 225 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
| Number of Listed Shares (In million) | 4619.0 | 5351.6 | 6537.6 | 15.9 | 22.2 |
| Ratio of Market Capitalization to GDP (in %) † | 46.6 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 75.6 | 15.7 |
| Twelve Months Rolling Standard Deviation of NEPSE Index | 64.8 | 342.3 | 221.6 | 428.7 | -35.3 |
| Ratio of Traded Quantity of Shares (In Percent) | 3.6 | 20.1 | 26.9 | 460.9 | 33.9 |
| Ratio of Turnover to Market Capitalization (In Percent) | 2.9 | 13.7 | 21.6 | 369.8 | 57.7 |
| Market Concentration Ratio of Group A companies(In Percent) | 50.5 | 42.0 | 39.2 | -16.8 | -6.7 |
| Market Concentration Ratio of Top 10 companies(In Percent) | 34.6 | 36.9 | 30.2 | 6.7 | -18.1 |
Source: Nepal Stock Exchange Ltd.
- Base: February 12, 1994
** Base: July 16, 2006
*** Base: August 24, 2008
† GDP at current prices of previous fiscal year
Listed Companies and Market Capitalization
|
Heading | No. of Listed Companies | Market Capitalization of Listed Companies (Rs million) | |||||||||
| Mid-Jan | Mid-Jan | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | % Change | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 Over 1 | 5 Over 3 | ||||
| Value | Share % | Value | Share % | Value | Share % | ||||||
| Financial Institutions | 149 | 145 | 143 | 1277396.4 | 79.3 | 2215198.9 | 71.9 | 2707183.1 | 67.1 | 73.4 | 22.2 |
| Commercial Banks | 27 | 26 | 26 | 833406.0 | 51.7 | 1328379.9 | 43.1 | 1414806.6 | 35.0 | 59.4 | 6.5 |
| Development Banks | 26 | 18 | 17 | 81239.4 | 5.0 | 87957.2 | 2.9 | 189553.0 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 115.5 |
| Finance Companies | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20203.3 | 1.3 | 33356.6 | 1.1 | 83682.1 | 2.1 | 65.1 | 150.9 |
| Microfinance | 50 | 50 | 50 | 128939.1 | 8.0 | 257781.1 | 8.4 | 413311.8 | 10.2 | 99.9 | 60.3 |
| Insurance Companies | 22 | 27 | 30 | 213608.7 | 13.3 | 507724.1 | 16.5 | 605829.6 | 15.0 | 137.7 | 19.3 |
| Manufacturing & Processing | 19 | 19 | 19 | 59425.7 | 3.7 | 144915.5 | 4.7 | 176872.4 | 4.4 | 143.9 | 22.1 |
| Hotel | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26389.6 | 1.6 | 25453.9 | 0.8 | 55992.4 | 1.4 | -3.5 | 120.0 |
| Trading | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4515.9 | 0.3 | 14663.5 | 0.5 | 18560.7 | 0.5 | 224.7 | 26.6 |
| Investment | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 292375.0 | 7.2 | – | – |
| Hydro Power | 32 | 37 | 46 | 100939.1 | 6.3 | 197358.3 | 6.4 | 428706.5 | 10.6 | 95.5 | 117.2 |
| Others | 4 | 6 | 3 | 142022.8 | 8.8 | 482346.0 | 15.7 | 357437.2 | 8.9 | 239.6 | -25.9 |
| Total | 212 | 215 | 225 | 1610689.41 | 100.0 | 3079936.06 | 100.0 | 4037127.27 | 100.00 | 91.2 | 31.1 |
Source: Nepal Stock Exchange Limited
