Nepal Labour Productivity Growth

1992 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Nepal Labour Productivity Growth

  • Nepal Labour Productivity dropped by 1.46 % YoY in Dec 2023, compared with a growth of 1.98 % in the previous year
  • Nepal Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1992 to Dec 2023, averaging at 2.50 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 8.46 % in Dec 2017 and a record low of -1.71 % in Dec 2002

CEIC calculates annual Labour Productivity Growth from annual GDP per person employed. The World Bank provides GDP per person employed in International dollars. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is used which is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates

View Nepal's Labour Productivity Growth from 1992 to 2023 in the chart:

Nepal Labour Productivity Growth

What was Nepal's Labour Productivity Growth in 2023?

Nepal Labour Productivity dropped by 1.46 % YoY in Dec 2023, compared with a growth of 1.98 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.46 2023 1.98 2022 -1.71 2002 8.46 2017 % yearly 1992 - 2023

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 1.59 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 2.13 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Argentina (%) -4.29 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Armenia (%) 6.91 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) -1.36 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1979 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) -0.33 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 3.56 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 3.97 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Belarus (%) 3.86 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Belgium (%) 0.41 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Bolivia (%) 0.41 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.91 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Botswana (%) 7.48 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.53 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Brunei (%) -1.76 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Bulgaria (%) 3.15 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) 0.47 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2024
Chile (%) -0.25 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2024
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) 0.16 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) -1.53 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) 0.27 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) -0.23 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 2.65 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 1.76 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Egypt (%) 2.27 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 0.98 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 0.67 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Finland (%) 1.75 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
France (%) -0.13 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Georgia (%) 3.72 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Germany (%) -0.38 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2024
Ghana (%) 0.45 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Greece (%) 1.34 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.27 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1982 - Dec 2024
Hungary (%) 0.89 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Iceland (%) 0.23 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2024
India (%) 2.80 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Indonesia (%) 1.55 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Iran (%) 3.69 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Ireland (%) 6.43 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Israel (%) -2.29 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Italy (%) 0.01 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 3.26 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Japan (%) 0.59 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Jordan (%) 1.17 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Kazakhstan (%) 3.91 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 0.50 2023 yearly 2011 - 2023
South Korea (%) 1.01 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1983 - Dec 2024
Kosovo (%) -6.22 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 1.60 2018 yearly 1992 - 2018
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.93 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Laos (%) 1.80 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Latvia (%) 0.85 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) 2.12 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 2.12 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (%) 0.02 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.46 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
North Macedonia (%) 2.13 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Malawi (%) -1.72 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 2.41 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Malta (%) -0.01 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 5.39 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Mexico (%) 0.33 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2024
Moldova (%) 1.56 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (%) 2.25 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 4.92 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 4.95 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Mozambique (%) 2.10 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Myanmar (%) -43.15 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Nepal (%) 1.46 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 1.13 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
New Zealand (%) -0.50 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) -0.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Oman (%) -4.24 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) 2.87 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 5.57 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Paraguay (%) 3.22 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
Peru (%) -0.87 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Philippines (%) 3.32 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Poland (%) 4.15 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2024
Portugal (%) 1.00 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Qatar (%) -0.77 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Romania (%) 0.11 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 3.11 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) -3.93 2022 yearly 1971 - 2022
Serbia (%) 1.87 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 3.50 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Slovakia (%) 1.57 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (%) 1.88 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) -0.89 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 1.00 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 5.03 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2024
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 2.56 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2024
Switzerland (%) 0.89 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2024

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Nepal Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.0 2018 yearly 2012 - 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -271.398 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 944,554.686 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2019 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 19.1 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
National Government Debt (USD mn) 14,538.4 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NPR bn) 2,481.360 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NPR bn) 4,641.672 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (NPR bn) 2,220.299 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Government Debt: Total (NPR mn) 1,735,015.267 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Government Debt: External (NPR mn) 934,695.200 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Government Domestic Debt: Annual: Bonds & Treasury Bills (NPR mn) 1,179,464.880 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 0.000 yearly -
Trade Balance (USD mn) -992.9 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 1974 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 183.8 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 113.7 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 570.142 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 9,980.716 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,557.101 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,176.7 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.7 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 175,698.810 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 217,440.422 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 8.987 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1983 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 24.224 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1.290 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 2013 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 213.319 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 2013 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn) 3,252.126 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: Custom Basis (NPR mn) -135,752.477 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn) 176.440 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 2013 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn) 92,294.920 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: Custom Basis (NPR mn) 160,881.953 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Custom Basis: India (NPR mn) 21,700.909 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: China (NPR mn) 29,165.720 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 2013 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: Custom Basis: Other Countries (NPR mn) 39,421.313 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Custom Basis (NPR mn) 25,129.476 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Exports: Chemicals (NPR mn) 750.915 Jul 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Jul 2024
Exports: Manufactured Goods Classified by Materials (NPR mn) 6,775.379 Jul 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Jul 2024
Exports: Crude Materials Inedible: Except Fuel (NPR mn) 418.064 Jul 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Jul 2024
Exports: Miscellaneous Manufactures Articles (NPR mn) 1,815.500 Jul 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Jul 2024
Exports: Food & Live Animals (NPR mn) 3,095.441 Jul 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Jul 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 233.718 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 171.601 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 238.930 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 187.157 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 267.8 Jan 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jan 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 11.8 Jan 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jan 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 10,519.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.3 2016 yearly 2001 - 2016
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 321.9 2022 yearly 1977 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.523 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 1,716.243 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2024
NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
NP: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account (NPR mn) 63,943.939 Jul 2024 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (NPR mn) 0.000 Jul 2024 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2024
BoP: Capital Account (NPR mn) 1,036.240 Jul 2024 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment in Nepal (NPR mn) 1,919.110 Jul 2024 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.5 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 267.883 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,101.198 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 52,688.613 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 10.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 15,066.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 12.8 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 688.668 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 40,192.035 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 48,345.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 34,435.905 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.13 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 74.44 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money M1 (NPR mn) 976,769.717 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: Domestic Credits (DO) (NPR mn) 6,649,924.451 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: Broad Money M2 (NPR mn) 7,247,318.669 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Foreign Reserve (USD mn) 15,942.871 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Commercial Banks: Deposits exclude Interbank (NPR mn) 5,528,414.419 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Commercial Banks: Loans & Advances (NPR mn) 1,945,068.90 Jan 2018 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2018
CB: NPL (NPR mn) 27,174.060 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015

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