Nepal’s Imports vs Exports: Why Is the Trade Gap So Large?
Nepal’s foreign trade has reached a new high, but the country continues to face a familiar structural problem: it imports far more goods than it exports. The latest full-year data for fiscal year 2025/26 (FY 2082/83) shows that Nepal imported goods worth approximately Rs 2.10 trillion, while merchandise exports stood at around Rs 315.3 billion….