Key information about Nepal Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• Nepal Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 4.2 % YoY in Feb 2025, compared with a rate of 5.4 % in the previous month.
• Nepal Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1964 to Feb 2025, with an averaged number of 7.9 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 30.4 % YoY in May 1966 and a record low of -11.5 % YoY in May 1967.

CEIC extends history for Consumer Price Index Growth. Nepal Rastra Bank provides Consumer Price Growth with base 2023-2024=100. Consumer Price Index Growth prior to August 2021 is calculated from Consumer Price Index with base 2014-2015=100. Consumer Price Index Growth prior to August 2013 is calculated from Consumer Price Index with base 2005-2006=100 and prior to August 1974 is from Consumer Price Index sourced from the International Monetary Fund. The Nepalese calendar begins approximately on 16th of the previous month and ends on 15th of the reference month.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Nepal increased to 104.50 points in June from 104.20 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Nepal Consumer Price Index Cpi- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Nepal, October, 2024 The most recent value is 104.7285 index points as of October 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 103.8047 index points. Historically, the average for Nepal from August 2013 to October 2024 is 123.5954 index points. The minimum of 92.2 index points was recorded in January 2014, while the maximum of 167.41 index points was reached in September 2023. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Nepal inflation rate for 2023 was 7.11%, a 0.54% decline from 2022.

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<li>Nepal inflation rate for 2022 was <strong>7.65%</strong>, a <strong>3.5% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Nepal inflation rate for 2021 was <strong>4.15%</strong>, a <strong>0.9% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Nepal inflation rate for 2020 was <strong>5.05%</strong>, a <strong>0.52% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Nepal NP: Import Value Index data was reported at 549.815 2000=100 in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 422.860 2000=100 for 2015. Nepal NP: Import Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 90.210 2000=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 549.815 2000=100 in 2016 and a record low of 21.755 2000=100 in 1980. Nepal NP: Import Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

Nepal Construction Input Price Index: Wage: Labour data was reported at 579.300 1984-1985=100 in 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 489.680 1984-1985=100 for 2008. Nepal Construction Input Price Index: Wage: Labour data is updated yearly, averaging 297.155 1984-1985=100 from Jul 1994 (Median) to 2009, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 579.300 1984-1985=100 in 2009 and a record low of 181.374 1984-1985=100 in 1994. Nepal Construction Input Price Index: Wage: Labour data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.EA007: Construction Workers Wage Index: 1984-85=100.

Nepal scored 34 points out of 100 on the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Nepal Corruption Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

At **** U.S. dollars, Switzerland has the most expensive Big Macs in the world, according to the January 2025 Big Mac index. Concurrently, the cost of a Big Mac was **** dollars in the U.S., and **** U.S. dollars in the Euro area. What is the Big Mac index? The Big Mac index, published by The Economist, is a novel way of measuring whether the market exchange rates for different countries’ currencies are overvalued or undervalued. It does this by measuring each currency against a common standard – the Big Mac hamburger sold by McDonald’s restaurants all over the world. Twice a year the Economist converts the average national price of a Big Mac into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at that point in time. As a Big Mac is a completely standardized product across the world, the argument goes that it should have the same relative cost in every country. Differences in the cost of a Big Mac expressed as U.S. dollars therefore reflect differences in the purchasing power of each currency. Is the Big Mac index a good measure of purchasing power parity? Purchasing power parity (PPP) is the idea that items should cost the same in different countries, based on the exchange rate at that time. This relationship does not hold in practice. Factors like tax rates, wage regulations, whether components need to be imported, and the level of market competition all contribute to price variations between countries. The Big Mac index does measure this basic point – that one U.S. dollar can buy more in some countries than others. There are more accurate ways to measure differences in PPP though, which convert a larger range of products into their dollar price. Adjusting for PPP can have a massive effect on how we understand a country’s economy. The country with the largest GDP adjusted for PPP is China, but when looking at the unadjusted GDP of different countries, the U.S. has the largest economy.

Nepal National Salary & Wage Rate Index: Wage: Construction Labourer data was reported at 451.300 2004-2005=100 in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 445.900 2004-2005=100 for Jul 2018. Nepal National Salary & Wage Rate Index: Wage: Construction Labourer data is updated monthly, averaging 246.100 2004-2005=100 from Aug 2005 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 157 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 451.300 2004-2005=100 in Aug 2018 and a record low of 100.200 2004-2005=100 in Dec 2005. Nepal National Salary & Wage Rate Index: Wage: Construction Labourer data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Nepal Rastra Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.G018: Salary & Wage Rate Index.

Abstract

The manufacturing production and price indices include only the domestic manufacturing products. The present manufacturing production index is based on census of manufacturing establishments (CME) 2006/07. The both indices cover 23-three-digit NSIC groups and 44 commodities. The selected commodities for the index are updated at the interval of each five years. The revision is based on the census of manufacturing establishments, to be conducted quinquinnial.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Industry and Industry Group

Universe

Manufacturing establishments engaging 10 or more persons in the country.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sample design for the present quarterly survey of manufacturing production and price indices are based on the census value added provided by the CME 2006/07.

Selection of four-digit NSIC industry group: All the four-digit NSIC industry groups contributing 0.5 percent or more to the total census value added are included in the frame. Accordingly, 23 four-digit NSIC industry groups are selected.

Selection of the manufacturing establishments: Selection of the manufacturing establishments within the each selected four-digit NSIC industry group has been categorized in two ways. In one hand, only five largest establishments are selected with certainty that have concentration ratio 80% or more within the same industry group. On the other hand, for those having concentration ratio less than 80%, the five largest establishments with certainty as well as the other sampled establishments are selected for the sample depending upon share of concentration ratio occupied by them. The selection is based on the probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling technique.

Selection of the commodities: The commodities are selected within each four-digit NSIC industry group on the basis of the share to the total value of shipment as provided by manufacturing census 2006/07. As per this criterion 44 manufacturing commodities are selected under the 23 four-digit NSIC industry group.

Sampling deviation

Minor deviation is due to instability of some of the sampled establishments

Mode of data collection

Both self-administered and Face-to-face

Cleaning operations

Spot checking, checking of the completeness, gaps and omissions in the data at BSO level as well as consistency checking within data sets and across data sets were performed.

Response rate

Approximaterly 85 percent

Data appraisal

Cross-checking within and across data sets as well as with previous data sets were done regularly within the Industry and Industry Group.

Nepal Construction Materials Price Index: Iron Rods & Billets: Iron Rods data was reported at 119.100 2007-2008=100 in Jul 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 121.600 2007-2008=100 for Apr 2015. Nepal Construction Materials Price Index: Iron Rods & Billets: Iron Rods data is updated quarterly, averaging 119.825 2007-2008=100 from Oct 2008 (Median) to Jul 2015, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 138.610 2007-2008=100 in Oct 2008 and a record low of 97.040 2007-2008=100 in Oct 2010. Nepal Construction Materials Price Index: Iron Rods & Billets: Iron Rods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.EA003: Construction Materials Price Index: 2007-08=100.