Nepal

Inflation in Nepal

Inflation in Nepal: 9.8% a year in 1980 and 4.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.1% a year
Since 1980
−5.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025
52 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in NepalInflation in Nepal: 9.8% a year in 1980 and 4.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 21.1% a year in 1992, the lowest 2.4% a year in 2001.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNepal
20254.1
20245.4
20237.7
20226.4
20213.6
20206.1
20194.6
20184.1
20174.5
20169.9
20157.8
20149
20139.9
20128.3
20119.6
20109.6
200912.6
20086.7
20076.2
20068
20054.5
20044
20034.7
20022.9
20012.4
20003.4
199911.4
19988.3
19978.1
19967.2
19957.7
19949
19938.9
199221.1
19917.9
19908.9
19898.1
198811
198713.3
198615.9
19854.1
19846.2
198314.2
198210.4
198113.5
19809.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNepal
20263.1
20275.8
20285
20295
20305
20315

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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