Nepal (NPL)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$1.30B

Imports

$13.74B

Total trade

$15.04B

Trade balance

-$12.44B

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Nepal - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

India (IND)

Total

64.0%

Exports

71.9%

$935.41M

Imports

63.2%

$8.69B

Total

64.0%

$9.62B

Rank #2

China (CHN)

Total

12.4%

Exports

0.4%

$5.42M

Imports

13.5%

$1.85B

Total

12.4%

$1.86B

Rank #3

USA (USA)

Total

2.9%

Exports

11.3%

$147.20M

Imports

2.1%

$293.91M

Total

2.9%

$441.11M

Rank #4

Indonesia (IDN)

Total

2.4%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.6%

$354.05M

Total

2.4%

$354.05M

Rank #5

United Arab Emirates (ARE)

Total

2.2%

Exports

0.3%

$3.76M

Imports

2.3%

$321.81M

Total

2.2%

$325.58M

Rank #6

Argentina (ARG)

Total

1.6%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

1.7%

$236.02M

Total

1.6%

$236.02M

Rank #7

Australia (AUS)

Total

1.0%

Exports

0.8%

$10.81M

Imports

1.0%

$142.06M

Total

1.0%

$152.86M

Rank #8

Ukraine (UKR)

Total

0.9%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

1.0%

$137.46M

Total

0.9%

$137.46M

Rank #9

Malaysia (MYS)

Total

0.8%

Exports

0.1%

$1.66M

Imports

0.9%

$123.75M

Total

0.8%

$125.42M

Rank #10

Qatar (QAT)

Total

0.6%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

0.7%

$97.10M

Total

0.6%

$97.10M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	India (IND)	71.9% $935.41M	63.2% $8.69B	64.0% $9.62B
2	China (CHN)	0.4% $5.42M	13.5% $1.85B	12.4% $1.86B
3	USA (USA)	11.3% $147.20M	2.1% $293.91M	2.9% $441.11M
4	Indonesia (IDN)	0.0% $0	2.6% $354.05M	2.4% $354.05M
5	United Arab Emirates (ARE)	0.3% $3.76M	2.3% $321.81M	2.2% $325.58M
6	Argentina (ARG)	0.0% $0	1.7% $236.02M	1.6% $236.02M
7	Australia (AUS)	0.8% $10.81M	1.0% $142.06M	1.0% $152.86M
8	Ukraine (UKR)	0.0% $0	1.0% $137.46M	0.9% $137.46M
9	Malaysia (MYS)	0.1% $1.66M	0.9% $123.75M	0.8% $125.42M
10	Qatar (QAT)	0.0% $0	0.7% $97.10M	0.6% $97.10M

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In 2024, Nepal's total trade amounted to $15.0B, with exports of $1.3B and imports of $13.7B.
The country's trade balance was -$12.4B in 2024.
Nepal's top export destination was India, which received 71.9% of its exports, valued at $935.4M.
India was also the largest source of imports, accounting for 63.2% of the total, or $8.7B.
The leading export category for Nepal was Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS2 15), with exports worth $392.2M.
Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27) were the top import category, with a total value of $3.2B.

Nepal's Trade Snapshot (2024)

In 2024, Nepal ranked 164th globally in total trade. The nation's total trade activity was valued at $15.0B. Exports stood at $1.3B (ranked 166th), while imports were $13.7B (ranked 164th). This resulted in a trade balance of -$12.4B. The majority of Nepal's trade is with regional partners.

Top Exports

Nepal's primary export in 2024 was Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils (HS2 15), with a total export value of $392.2M, representing 30.2% of all exports. The second-largest export category was Man-made staple fibres (HS2 55), valued at $102.7M. Most of Nepal's exports were destined for India, which accounted for $935.4M, followed by the United States at $147.2M.

Top Imports

Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27) were Nepal's most significant import category in 2024, with a value of $3.2B, making up 23.0% of total imports. The second most imported product was Iron and steel (HS2 72) at $1.1B. Nepal's main import partners were India ($8.7B) and China ($1.9B).

Exports

Nepal - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2022 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2022 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$392.17M

30.2% share

#2 • HS 55

Man-made staple fibres

$102.70M

7.9% share

#3 • HS 09

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

$90.46M

7.0% share

#4 • HS 57

Carpets and other textile floor coverings

$89.06M

6.8% share

#5 • HS 62

Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted

$57.83M

4.4% share

#6 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$54.29M

4.2% share

#7 • HS 23

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

$51.23M

3.9% share

#8 • HS 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

$48.58M

3.7% share

#9 • HS 53

Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

$45.55M

3.5% share

#10 • HS 56

Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof

$39.81M

3.1% share

#11 • HS 61

Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted

$28.02M

2.2% share

#12 • HS 54

Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials

$22.73M

1.7% share

#13 • HS 63

Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

$22.17M

1.7% share

#14 • HS 38

Chemical products n.e.c.

$21.01M

1.6% share

#15 • HS 14

Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

$19.51M

1.5% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$392.17M	30.2%
2	Man-made staple fibres	$102.70M	7.9%
3	Coffee, tea, mate and spices	$90.46M	7.0%
4	Carpets and other textile floor coverings	$89.06M	6.8%
5	Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted	$57.83M	4.4%
6	Iron and steel	$54.29M	4.2%
7	Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder	$51.23M	3.9%
8	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants	$48.58M	3.7%
9	Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn	$45.55M	3.5%
10	Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof	$39.81M	3.1%
11	Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted	$28.02M	2.2%
12	Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials	$22.73M	1.7%
13	Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags	$22.17M	1.7%
14	Chemical products n.e.c.	$21.01M	1.6%
15	Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included	$19.51M	1.5%

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Nepal - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Nepal - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Nepal - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2022 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2022 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$3.16B

23.0% share

#2 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$1.12B

8.1% share

#3 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$951.64M

6.9% share

#4 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$858.20M

6.2% share

#5 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$752.28M

5.5% share

#6 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$533.81M

3.9% share

#7 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$526.97M

3.8% share

#8 • HS 10

Cereals

$477.95M

3.5% share

#9 • HS 71

Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

$440.64M

3.2% share

#10 • HS 30

Pharmaceutical products

$436.61M

3.2% share

#11 • HS 07

Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

$248.29M

1.8% share

#12 • HS 31

Fertilizers

$218.10M

1.6% share

#13 • HS 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

$217.94M

1.6% share

#14 • HS 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

$215.84M

1.6% share

#15 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$208.75M

1.5% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$3.16B	23.0%
2	Iron and steel	$1.12B	8.1%
3	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$951.64M	6.9%
4	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$858.20M	6.2%
5	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$752.28M	5.5%
6	Plastics and articles thereof	$533.81M	3.9%
7	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$526.97M	3.8%
8	Cereals	$477.95M	3.5%
9	Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin	$440.64M	3.2%
10	Pharmaceutical products	$436.61M	3.2%
11	Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible	$248.29M	1.8%
12	Fertilizers	$218.10M	1.6%
13	Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder	$217.94M	1.6%
14	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories	$215.84M	1.6%
15	Iron or steel articles	$208.75M	1.5%

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Nepal - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Nepal - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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