Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Nepal
Nepal: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in Nepal, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resources rents in Nepal stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Nepal peaked at 9.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
That places Nepal 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -16.2% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +79.9% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +68.5% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -33.5% |
| 1977 | 9.2% | +301.3% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | -48.5% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -41.3% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +27.7% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -31.3% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -38.2% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +60.2% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +34.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -39.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6%, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +301.3% | 2.3% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More energy & mining data for Nepal
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Nepal?
- Total natural resources rents in Nepal was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Nepal rank for total natural resources rents?
- Nepal ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.