Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Nepal
Nepal: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 29.04 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Nepal, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Nepal stood at 29.04 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Nepal peaked at 29.04 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.29 current US$ per person, in 2002.
That places Nepal 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.43 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 10.42 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.66 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 10.47 current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 9.49 current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 8.92 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 7.66 current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 5.29 current US$ per person | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 9.03 current US$ per person | +70.7% |
| 2004 | 9.99 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 6.08 current US$ per person | -39.1% |
| 2006 | 5.91 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.74 current US$ per person | +47.8% |
| 2008 | 13.08 current US$ per person | +49.7% |
| 2009 | 16.16 current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 13.82 current US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 15.11 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 13.76 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 16.67 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 18.47 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 18.29 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.81 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.42 current US$ per person | +42.7% |
| 2018 | 26.35 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 28.19 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2 current US$ per person | -70.9% |
| 2021 | 5.99 current US$ per person | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 14.75 current US$ per person | +146.2% |
| 2023 | 21.53 current US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 2024 | 29.04 current US$ per person | +34.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 29.04 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 29.04 current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 68.35 current US$ per person, 42% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.89 current US$ per person | 8.66 current US$ per person | 10.47 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.09 current US$ per person | 5.29 current US$ per person | 16.16 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.39 current US$ per person | 13.76 current US$ per person | 28.19 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9 current US$ per person | 5.99 current US$ per person | 29.04 current US$ per person | 5 |
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Nepal?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Nepal was 29.04 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.04 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.29 current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Nepal ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.