Expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports fell 51.6% to 2.50% in Nepal in 2020, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports in Nepal reached an all time high of 12.5% in 2008 and an all time low of 2.50% in 2020.
Nepal has been ranked 71st within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports, 45 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (As % of Total Imports) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | % | 1.73% | 1.81% | 1.75% | 1.99% | 1.84% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.81% | 3.66% | 4.20% | 5.10% | 6.33% | ||||||||||
| China | % | 10.1% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 10.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| India | % | 3.16% | 3.60% | 4.06% | 3.89% | 4.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 2.89% | 2.88% | 3.37% | 3.08% | 3.03% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 0.844% | 0.903% | 1.31% | 0.737% | 0.632% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 7.75% | 8.68% | 6.33% | 7.49% | 6.25% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 4.32% | 5.43% | 5.65% | 5.14% | 4.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 12.9% | 13.6% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 11.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 8.31% | 9.35% | 9.79% | 9.48% | 9.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.87% | 5.22% | 5.43% | 5.45% | 5.67% |
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