CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal

Nepal: CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. was 4.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4.8%
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
30th
of 156 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 1992
All-time low
2.2%
in 2007
Years of data
34
1987–2020

CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal, 1987–2020

0510151987200320201987: 10.71988: 91989: 8.81990: 8.31991: 15.51992: 17.21993: 7.51994: 8.41995: 7.61996: 9.21997: 4.11998: 11.11999: 7.52000: 2.52001: 2.72002: 32003: 5.72004: 2.82005: 6.92006: 3.92007: 2.22008: 9.92009: 11.12010: 9.32011: 9.22012: 9.42013: 92014: 8.42015: 7.92016: 8.82017: 3.62018: 4.12019: 5.62020: 4.8

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

In 2020, cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal stood at 4.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal peaked at 17.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2007.

That places Nepal 30th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal, 1987 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1987 10.7% —
1988 9.0% -15.8%
1989 8.8% -2.0%
1990 8.3% -6.5%
1991 15.5% +87.0%
1992 17.2% +11.5%
1993 7.5% -56.6%
1994 8.4% +11.9%
1995 7.6% -8.9%
1996 9.2% +20.8%
1997 4.1% -55.1%
1998 11.1% +168.1%
1999 7.5% -32.4%
2000 2.5% -66.7%
2001 2.7% +7.6%
2002 3.0% +12.8%
2003 5.7% +88.1%
2004 2.8% -50.3%
2005 6.9% +142.2%
2006 3.9% -43.2%
2007 2.2% -42.7%
2008 9.9% +342.6%
2009 11.1% +12.8%
2010 9.3% -16.2%
2011 9.2% -1.0%
2012 9.4% +2.1%
2013 9.0% -4.1%
2014 8.4% -7.4%
2015 7.9% -6.1%
2016 8.8% +12.1%
2017 3.6% -58.9%
2018 4.1% +11.7%
2019 5.6% +37.0%
2020 4.8% -13.6%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 4.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. 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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +342.6% 2.2% 9.9%
1998 +168.1% 4.1% 11.1%
2005 +142.2% 2.8% 6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.5% 8.8% 10.7% 3
1990s 9.6% 4.1% 17.2% 10
2000s 5.1% 2.2% 11.1% 10
2010s 7.5% 3.6% 9.4% 10
2020s 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 27 Equatorial Guinea 5.1% compare
  2. 28 Algeria 4.9% compare
  3. 29 Moldova 4.9% compare
  4. 31 Russia 4.7% compare
  5. 32 Cambodia 4.6% compare
  6. 33 Colombia 4.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal?
Cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal was 4.8% in 2020, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1992.
What is the lowest cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2007.
How does Nepal rank for cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.?
Nepal ranks 30th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
Is cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 5,423 data points, 1987–2026
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The consumer price index reflects the change in prices for the average consumer of a constant basket of consumer goods. Data is in nominal percentage terms, measured on a year-on-year basis, and seasonally adjusted.