Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nepal
Nepal: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 161 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nepal, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 161 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nepal peaked at 216 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28 %, in 2000.
That places Nepal 20th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28 % | — |
| 2001 | 34 % | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 38 % | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 40 % | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 35 % | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 39 % | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 41 % | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 51 % | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 55 % | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 67 % | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 75 % | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 88 % | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 107 % | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 127 % | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 161 % | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 188 % | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 214 % | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 208 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 216 % | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 185 % | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 179 % | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 164 % | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 161 % | -1.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 161 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 6.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 161 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.5 %, 6.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8 % | 28 % | 67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.9 % | 75 % | 216 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 168 % | 161 % | 179 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 17 Saint Lucia 194 % compare
- 18 Afghanistan 186 % compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 % compare
- 19 Maldives 164 % compare
- 21 Vanuatu 154 % compare
- 22 Haiti 149 % compare
- 23 Gambia 137 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nepal?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nepal was 161 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 216 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 % in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.