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
CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Nepal, 1987–2020
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +342.6% | 2.2% | 9.9% |
| 1998 | +168.1% | 4.1% | 11.1% |
| 2005 | +142.2% | 2.8% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- 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 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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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.