Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.0207 trips per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Nepal, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Nepal is 0.0207 trips per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 303.9% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0421 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 trips per person, in 2021.
That places Nepal 128th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0142 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.015 trips per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0157 trips per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0174 trips per person | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0182 trips per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 trips per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.013 trips per person | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 trips per person | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 trips per person | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 trips per person | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 trips per person | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.013 trips per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0176 trips per person | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0158 trips per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0167 trips per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.02 trips per person | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0249 trips per person | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0267 trips per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0258 trips per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.026 trips per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0175 trips per person | -32.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0248 trips per person | +41.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0336 trips per person | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0418 trips per person | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0421 trips per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 trips per person | -81.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 trips per person | -35.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0207 trips per person | +303.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0207 trips per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 trips per person, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0207 trips per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0134 trips per person, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +303.9% | 0.0051 trips per person | 0.0207 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0161 trips per person | 0.0142 trips per person | 0.0182 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.014 trips per person | 0.0095 trips per person | 0.0176 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0283 trips per person | 0.0175 trips per person | 0.0421 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 trips per person | 0.0051 trips per person | 0.0207 trips per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Nepal?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Nepal was 0.0207 trips per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0421 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 trips per person in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 128th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.