Nepal Labour Productivity Growth
1992 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Nepal Labour Productivity Growth
- Nepal Labour Productivity improved by 3.63 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 1.49 % in the previous year
- Nepal Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1992 to Dec 2024, averaging at 4.35 %
- The data reached an all-time high of 8.46 % in Dec 2017 and a record low of -1.71 % in Dec 2002
CEIC calculates annual Labour Productivity Growth from annual GDP per person employed. The World Bank provides GDP per person employed in International dollars. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is used which is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates
View Nepal's Labour Productivity Growth from 1992 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Nepal's Labour Productivity Growth in 2024?
Nepal Labour Productivity improved by 3.63 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 1.49 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.63 2024 | 1.49 2023 | -1.71 2002 | 8.46 2017 | % | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 4.32 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 2.45 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 2.32 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 6.33 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 0.64 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1979 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 0.85 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | -0.23 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | -3.79 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 2.42 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | -0.49 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -0.08 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | -2.79 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -0.03 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.44 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2008 - Dec 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 0.57 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | 1.26 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 0.72 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 1.04 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Canada (%) | 1.27 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 0.40 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 5.84 2024 | yearly | 1953 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 0.86 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 3.26 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 0.51 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 1.53 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 2.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | -2.72 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | -2.61 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | -0.18 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 0.88 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 0.76 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 0.44 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 4.37 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 0.35 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.61 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 0.83 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 4.31 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 1.23 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -0.13 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| India (%) | 3.39 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.55 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 2.38 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Ireland (%) | 9.60 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 2.13 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | -0.02 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 2.85 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | -0.00 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 2.69 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 6.30 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 1.38 2024 | yearly | 2011 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 0.77 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1983 - Dec 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.87 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | -4.93 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 5.09 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 2.04 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 1.09 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -1.95 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 2.34 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 1.22 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 9.10 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 3.01 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | -1.47 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.99 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | -1.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 4.82 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | -0.13 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 7.83 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 3.94 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 3.97 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 3.00 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | -1.19 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | -43.15 2022 | yearly | 1992 - 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 3.63 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 1.44 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 2.48 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.14 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2018 |
| Norway (%) | 1.45 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 2.12 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | -1.23 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 0.72 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 1.07 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 2.07 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 0.56 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 4.32 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 3.15 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | -0.52 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | -2.08 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 3.87 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 0.13 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -7.72 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 3.71 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 2.70 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.33 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 2.16 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 1.40 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 0.06 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 2.06 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 3.26 2010 | yearly | 1996 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 2.35 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 0.19 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -10.0 2018 | yearly | 2012 - 2018 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,365.374 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,049,875.353 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2019 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 19.1 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 14,538.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 39.9 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NPR bn) | 2,604.728 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NPR bn) | 4,815.645 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NPR bn) | 2,282.135 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Government Debt: Total (NPR mn) | 1,735,015.267 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Government Debt: External (NPR mn) | 934,695.200 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Government Domestic Debt: Annual: Bonds & Treasury Bills (NPR mn) | 1,125,188.232 2023 | yearly | 1986 - 2023 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 0.000 | yearly | - |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -932.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1974 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 160.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 44.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,069.671 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 11,731.470 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,069.949 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 999.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 15.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 210,184.160 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 297,733.053 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 11.823 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1983 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 8.306 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 0.795 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 195.736 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn) | 3,223.424 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: cif: Custom Basis (NPR mn) | 156,737.960 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: cif: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn) | 27,675.571 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Nov 2025 |
| Trade Balance: Custom Basis (NPR mn) | -133,724.700 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: cif: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn) | 34,645.974 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: cif: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn) | 79,046.367 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Custom Basis (NPR mn) | 20,712.971 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn) | 18,536.550 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn) | 167.971 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Chemicals (NPR mn) | 593.700 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Miscellaneous Manufactures Articles (NPR mn) | 1,703.300 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Food & Live Animals (NPR mn) | 2,842.800 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Crude Materials Inedible: Except Fuel (NPR mn) | 424.600 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Exports: Manufactured Goods Classified by Materials (NPR mn) | 6,315.200 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods Classified by Materials (NPR mn) | 25,919.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Minerals (NPR mn) | 23,658.300 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: Chemicals (NPR mn) | 16,090.400 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: Food & Live Animals (NPR mn) | 13,594.600 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipments (NPR mn) | 26,814.500 Oct 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 187.157 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 171.601 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 233.718 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 238.930 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 1,453.6 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jul 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 6.7 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 9.8 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jul 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.1 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 10,519.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 422.9 2024 | yearly | 1977 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.501 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 3,934.074 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Mar 2025 |
| NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2020 |
| NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2020 |
| NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2020 |
| BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment in Nepal (NPR mn) | 1,919.110 Jul 2024 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jul 2024 |
| BoP: Capital Account (NPR mn) | 1,036.240 Jul 2024 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jul 2024 |
| BoP: Financial Account (NPR mn) | 63,943.939 Jul 2024 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jul 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.5 2015 | yearly | 2003 - 2015 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 267.883 2015 | yearly | 2003 - 2015 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 7,806.566 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 56,905.043 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 12.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 19,813.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 19.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1,075.222 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1957 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 42,846.686 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 47,930.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 36,319.925 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 8.34 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jul 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 74.44 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Foreign Reserve (USD mn) | 20,448.866 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money M2 (NPR mn) | 8,134,381.264 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: Domestic Credits (DO) (NPR mn) | 6,934,093.233 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: Narrow Money M1 (NPR mn) | 1,103,862.027 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Commercial Banks: Deposits exclude Interbank (NPR mn) | 6,157,032.247 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Commercial Banks: Loans & Advances (NPR mn) | 1,945,068.90 Jan 2018 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2018 |
| CB: NPL (NPR mn) | 27,174.060 2015 | yearly | 2003 - 2015 |
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