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About

India-Nepal In 2022, India exported $8.66B to Nepal. The main products that India exported to Nepal are Refined Petroleum ($2.22B), Petroleum Gas ($503M), and Rice ($320M). During the last 27 years the exports of India to Nepal have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $159M in 1995 to $8.66B in 2022.

In 2022, India did not export any services to Nepal.

Nepal-India In 2022, Nepal exported $956M to India. The main products that Nepal exported to India were Palm Oil ($184M), Soybean Oil ($180M), and Non-Retail Synthetic Staple Fibers Yarn ($65.7M). During the last 27 years the exports of Nepal to India have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $47M in 1995 to $956M in 2022.

In 2022, Nepal did not export any services to India.

Comparison In 2022,  India ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57),  and 15 in total exports ($468B). That same year, Nepal ranked 153 in total exports ($1.43B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, India exported $8.66B to Nepal. The main products exported from India to Nepal were Refined Petroleum ($2.22B), Petroleum Gas ($503M), and Rice ($320M). During the last 27 years the exports of India to Nepal have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $159M in 1995 to $8.66B in 2022.

In 2022, Nepal exported $956M to India. The main products exported from Nepal to India were Palm Oil ($184M), Soybean Oil ($180M), and Non-Retail Synthetic Staple Fibers Yarn ($65.7M). During the last 27 years the exports of Nepal to India have increased at an annualized rate of 11.8%, from $47M in 1995 to $956M in 2022.

Exports from India (Flag) to Nepal (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Nepal (Flag) to India (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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India
Top Destination
United States$82.9B
Nepal
Top Destination
India$956M

This map shows whether countries import more from India or Nepal. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from India and Nepal or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from India than Nepal were United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

In 2019, no countries were registered that imported more from Nepal than from India.

Difference in imports from Nepal (Flag) and India (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage India - Nepal

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between India and Nepal by product, considering products traded by both, India and Nepal.

During 2022, India had a large net trade with Nepal in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.1B), Metals ($1.35B), and Vegetable Products ($812M).

During 2022, Nepal had a large net trade with India in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($387M), Textiles ($171M), and Vegetable Products ($120M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more India has comparative advantage over Nepal. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Nepal has comparative advantage over India.

Product Space of India (Flag) and Nepal (Flag) (2022)

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