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Asia > Nepal > Economy

NEPALESE ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat
Aid as % of GDP 7.1% [41st of 129]
Economic freedom 1.5 [122nd of 156]
Exchange rates
Nepalese rupees per US dollar - 73.674 (2004), 76.141 (2003), 77.877 (2002), 74.949 (2001), 71.094 (2000)
Exports to US $50,800,000.00 [102nd of 224]
GDP > PPP $37,415,000,000.00 [77th of 163]
Income category Low income
Income distribution > Poorest 10% 3.2% [31st of 114]
Income distribution > Poorest 20% 7.6% [34th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10% 29.8% [63rd of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20% 44.8% [63rd of 114]
Population under $1 a day 37.7 [14th of 59]
Poverty > Share of all poor people 0.78 % of world's poor [12th of 80]
Technological achievement 0.08 [66th of 68]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines 36 [131st of 183]
World Trade > Exports > Base metal handheld equipment 485 [79th of 110]
World Trade > Imports > Mech transmission equipment 1,469 [105th of 137]
World Trade > Imports > Mechanical handling equipment 3,822 [108th of 146]
World Trade > Imports > Special industrial machines nes 39,313 [66th of 144]
World Trade > Imports > Special transactions nes 216,972 [33rd of 118]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. 2002. DAC Online. Database. Paris.; and data on GDP from World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; The Heritage Foundation; US Census Bureau; World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005.; ; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; World Bank 2002b via backone.pdf; Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling; United Nations Development Program. Human Development Report 2001. New York: Oxford University Press,2001, Table A2.1. via ciesin.org; FTDWebMaster, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal

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