Nepal
Access to electricity in Nepal
Access to electricity in Nepal: 17.9% in 1996 and 97.9% in 2024, by World Bank estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 97.9%
- Since 1996
- +80 percentage points
- Rank, 2024
- 140 of 213
- counting from the highest
- World, 2024
- 91.9%
% of people · World Bank
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.9 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 94 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 91.3 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 89.9 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 89.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 89.9 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 93.9 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 86.6 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 90.7 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 82 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 84.9 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 77.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 75.2 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 67.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 68.6 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 59.3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 56 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 52.6 | 82 |
| 2006 | 51.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 46.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 37.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 39.6 | 80 |
| 2002 | 36.4 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 24.6 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 29.9 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 25.3 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 21.7 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 18.1 | – |
| 1996 | 17.9 | – |
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Nepal in numbers
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- Military spending0.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$429M in 2025
- Military spending per person$14 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel112,000 people in 2020
- National power0.18% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports6 million TIV in 2025