October 2011
Nepal
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  29 959 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  15 701 Merchandise  149 112
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  35 650 excluding intra-EU trade 123 87
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) -  128 Commercial services 129 132
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)   223 excluding intra-EU trade 103 106
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   47.9
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   124 4 4 5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 23 April 2004 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review ... Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue 22.8
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 6.6
Tariff binding coverage (%)    99.4 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   29
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 3 - 0
All goods   26.0   12.3 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   41.4   14.1 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   23.7   12.0 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.5 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   0.0 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   6.5 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   77 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)   860 0 -12 5
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  5 280 18 22 20
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.01 Share in world total imports  0.03
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   22.3 Agricultural products 13.0
Fuels and mining products   4.6 Fuels and mining products 18.3
Manufactures   70.0 Manufactures 54.9
  By main destination   By main origin
1. India   65.5 1. India   57.0
2. European Union (27)   11.1 2. China   10.5
3. United States   6.3 3. United Arab Emirates   8.9
4. Bangladesh   5.5 4. European Union (27)   4.1
5. Bhutan   2.6 5. Indonesia   2.2
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   584   17 22 -3
Commercial services imports (million US$)   846   15 -1 2
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.02   Share in world total imports 0.02
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   6.8   Transportation 33.2
Travel   59.0   Travel 47.5
Other commercial services   34.2   Other commercial services 19.2
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2007 Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  1 ...   1   612   520 ...  1 132