History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Nepal
Nepal: History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita was 2,727 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
2,727 2011 US$
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
120th
of 145 countries
All-time high
2,727 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
641 2011 US$
in 1820
Years of data
72
1820–2018
History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Nepal, 1820–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 2,727 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in 2018. That is the highest value across all 72 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Nepal peaked at 2,727 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 641 2011 US$, in 1820.
Nepal ranks 120th of 145 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 641 2011 US$ | — |
| 1870 | 641 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 870 2011 US$ | +35.7% |
| 1950 | 802 2011 US$ | -7.8% |
| 1951 | 816 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 835 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 877 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 886 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 894 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 925 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 915 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 956 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 971 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 980 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 990 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 998 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1,006 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1,012 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 1,019 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1,071 2011 US$ | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 1,034 2011 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 1,023 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1,049 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 1,055 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1,022 2011 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 1,034 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1,009 2011 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,052 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1,047 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1,071 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1,081 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,105 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1,106 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,057 2011 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 1,119 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1,135 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1,076 2011 US$ | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 1,152 2011 US$ | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 1,194 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1,218 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,208 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1,269 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 1,290 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,315 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1,361 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1,375 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1,385 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,456 2011 US$ | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1,468 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1,512 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1,558 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,571 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,609 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1,677 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1,738 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,710 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,748 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,802 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,836 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,884 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,927 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2,021 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2,085 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,152 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2,189 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,258 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2,316 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,421 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2,455 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,435 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,600 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2,727 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 641 2011 US$ | 641 2011 US$ | 641 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1870s | 641 2011 US$ | 641 2011 US$ | 641 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1910s | 870 2011 US$ | 870 2011 US$ | 870 2011 US$ | 1 |
| 1950s | 887.7 2011 US$ | 802 2011 US$ | 971 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,018 2011 US$ | 980 2011 US$ | 1,071 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,058 2011 US$ | 1,009 2011 US$ | 1,106 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,172 2011 US$ | 1,057 2011 US$ | 1,290 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,461 2011 US$ | 1,315 2011 US$ | 1,609 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,843 2011 US$ | 1,677 2011 US$ | 2,085 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,395 2011 US$ | 2,152 2011 US$ | 2,727 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Nepal?
- History’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita in Nepal was 2,727 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,727 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 641 2011 US$ in 1820.
- How does Nepal rank for history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita?
- Nepal ranks 120th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/19274920 [Figure 1.1]