Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Nepal's foreign direct investment stands at 43.55M as of 2025-12-31, down from 56.90M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1972 to 2025 (49 observations).
In 2025, Nepal's foreign direct investment was 43.55M, down from 56.90M in 2024.
In 2024, Nepal's foreign direct investment was 56.90M, down from 74.82M in 2023.
In 2023, Nepal's foreign direct investment was 74.82M, up from 66.06M in 2022.
In 2022, Nepal's foreign direct investment was 66.06M, down from 196.33M in 2021.
In 2021, Nepal's foreign direct investment was 196.33M, up from 126.63M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.55M | -13.35M |
| 2024 | 56.90M | -17.92M |
| 2023 | 74.82M | +8.76M |
| 2022 | 66.06M | -130.27M |
| 2021 | 196.33M | +69.70M |
| 2020 | 126.63M | -58.94M |
| 2019 | 185.56M | +117.30M |
| 2018 | 68.26M | -128.00M |
| 2017 | 196.27M | +90.27M |
| 2016 | 106.00M | +54.10M |
| 2015 | 51.90M | +21.49M |
| 2014 | 30.40M | -43.78M |
| 2013 | 74.18M | -17.77M |
| 2012 | 91.95M | -2.07M |
| 2011 | 94.02M | +6.28M |
| 2010 | 87.74M | +49.47M |
| 2009 | 38.27M | +37.28M |
| 2008 | 995,124 | -4.75M |
| 2007 | 5.74M | +12.39M |
| 2006 | -6.65M | -9.10M |
| 2005 | 2.45M | +2.87M |
| 2004 | -417,346 | -15.20M |
| 2003 | 14.78M | +20.73M |
| 2002 | -5.95M | -26.80M |
| 2001 | 20.85M | +21.33M |
| 2000 | -484,827 | -4.84M |
| 1999 | 4.35M | -7.67M |
| 1998 | 12.02M | -11.03M |
| 1997 | 23.06M | +3.90M |
| 1996 | 19.16M | +16.94M |
| 1991 | 2.22M | -3.72M |
| 1990 | 5.94M | +5.52M |
| 1989 | 420,000 | -260,000 |
| 1988 | 680,000 | -710,000 |
| 1987 | 1.39M | +220,000 |
| 1986 | 1.17M | +520,000 |
| 1985 | 650,000 | -300,000 |
| 1984 | 950,000 | +1.55M |
| 1983 | -600,000 | -570,000 |
| 1982 | -30,000 | +200,000 |
| 1981 | -230,000 | -530,000 |
| 1980 | 300,000 | +0 |
| 1979 | 300,000 | -110,000 |
| 1978 | 410,000 | +410,000 |
| 1977 | 0 | +40,000 |
| 1976 | -40,000 | -290,000 |
| 1974 | 250,000 | +260,000 |
| 1973 | -10,000 | -40,000 |
| 1972 | 30,000 | — |
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Nepal's foreign direct investment is 43.55M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 56.90M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 196.33M (2021); the lowest is -6.65M (2006), across data from 1972 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.