Tax revenue in Nepal
Central government tax revenue in Nepal was equal to 13.9% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2013.
Nepal, 2023
13.9%
Change from 2021
−3.5percentage points
World, 2023
13.9%
Tax revenue in Nepal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 13.9% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | – | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | 14.1% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | 14.5% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | 14.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | 14.6% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | – |
| 2000 | 8.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 17.5% in 2021, a change of −3.5 percentage points.
- Since 2012, when it was 12.0%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 13.9%.