Nepal ยท Year 2023
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Nepal

The reporting period for national accounts data is designated as either calendar year basis (CY) or fiscal year basis (FY). For this country, it is fiscal year-based (fiscal year-end: July 14). Also, an estimate (PA.NUS.ATLS) of the exchange rate covers the same period and thus differs from the official exchange rate (CY).

South Asia Lower middle income Blocs: Other Kathmandu

Global Rank (2023)

#130 / 205

Top 63% of global economies

Composite Score (2023)

52.3 / 100

Living Standard (2023)

$1,136

Subscore: 27.16 / 100

CPI Inflation (2023)

7.12%

Stability Score: 79.42 / 100

4-Pillar Structural Health Diagnostic (2023)

Harmonized subscores evaluating Output, Productivity, Inflation Stability, and External Buffer

Benchmark Weights: 35 / 25 / 25 / 15
Living Standards (35%) 27.16

Raw: $1,136 (2015 USD)

Price Stability (25%) 79.42

Raw: 7.12% (Anchor: 3.0%)

External Solvency (25%) 58.17

Raw: 2.45% of GDP

Economic Scale (15%) 55.79

Raw: $41.0B Current USD

Optimal Component Weights & Peak Rank Frontier (2023)

External Solvency & Trade Surplus Driven

What we are doing here: We simulate an automated mathematical simplex across all 286 valid permutations of weights for the 4 pillars (summing to 100%) against every competing sovereign country in 2023. This discovers which weighting system maximizes Nepal's global competitive ranking by accentuating its comparative strengths.

Peak Rank #45 / 205
Default Rank #130
+85 Ranks
Living Standards 0%
Baseline: 35%
Price Stability 5%
Baseline: 25%
External Solvency 95%
Baseline: 25%
Economic Scale 0%
Baseline: 15%

Policy Insight & Strategic Advantage: Nepal achieves peak standing through massive current account surpluses and external asset buffers.

Under this bespoke weighting, Nepal's composite score climbs to 59.2 (compared to 52.3 under standard multilateral weighting).

Longitudinal Trajectory & Peer Comparison Sandbox (1960โ€“2025)

Tracking Nepal's multi-decade trajectory overlaid with peer benchmark economies in Year 2023

Active Comparisons:
Nepal (NPL)
India (IND)
China (CHN)
United States (USA)
Germany (DEU)
Observation Year 2023 โ€ข Global Rank: #130 / 205 โ€ข Composite Score: 52.3 / 100 โ€ข Living Standard: $1,136 โ€ข Inflation: 7.12%
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Hover or click any node along the curve to inspect that historical year in real time
Primary: Nepal Peers (Dashed)

Cross-Sectional Benchmark Standing in Year 2023

5 economies compared ยท Ordered by Global Rank
CountryRank (2023)Composite ScoreGDP per CapitaCPI InflationCurrent Account (% GDP)Nominal GDP ($)
Germany (DEU) #1681.1$44,3695.95%5.50%$4562.2B
United States (USA) #1780.0$65,6674.12%-3.34%$27811.5B
China (CHN) #3772.3$12,4840.23%1.41%$18270.4B
India (IND) #9359.5$2,2305.65%-0.91%$3500.9B
Nepal (NPL) Active#13052.3$1,1367.12%2.45%$41.0B

Decade-by-Decade Historical Milestones (1970โ€“2023)

Visualizing seminal macroeconomic shifts, shocks, and structural transitions for Nepal

Metric:
Selected Era: 2023 ยท Click any node to select
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