Nepal
Inward remittancesGlobal rank #16
$14.2B
Outward remittancesGlobal rank #96
$63M
Net remittance positionNet recipient2024
$14.1B
Inflows are 223.73× outflows
Inward vs. outward remittance trends
Annual nominal transfers in billions USD (2000–2024)
OutwardInward
| Year | Inward ($B) | Outward ($B) | Net Position ($B) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2001 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| 2002 | 0.68 | 0.03 | 0.64 |
| 2003 | 0.77 | 0.03 | 0.74 |
| 2004 | 0.82 | 0.06 | 0.76 |
| 2005 | 1.21 | 0.07 | 1.15 |
| 2006 | 1.45 | 0.08 | 1.37 |
| 2007 | 1.73 | 0.00 | 1.73 |
| 2008 | 2.73 | 0.01 | 2.72 |
| 2009 | 2.98 | 0.01 | 2.97 |
| 2010 | 3.46 | 0.03 | 3.43 |
| 2011 | 4.22 | 0.04 | 4.18 |
| 2012 | 4.79 | 0.05 | 4.74 |
| 2013 | 5.58 | 0.03 | 5.56 |
| 2014 | 5.89 | 0.01 | 5.88 |
| 2015 | 6.73 | 0.01 | 6.72 |
| 2016 | 6.61 | 0.02 | 6.59 |
| 2017 | 6.93 | 0.03 | 6.89 |
| 2018 | 8.29 | 0.05 | 8.24 |
| 2019 | 8.24 | 0.06 | 8.18 |
| 2020 | 8.11 | 0.04 | 8.06 |
| 2021 | 8.23 | 0.04 | 8.18 |
| 2022 | 9.07 | 0.06 | 9.01 |
| 2023 | 10.40 | 0.06 | 10.34 |
| 2024 | 14.19 | 0.06 | 14.12 |
Corridor cost and speed
Fee, FX margin, total cost and transfer speed for money received into Nepal.
| Sending Country | Send $200 | Send $500 | Speed | Survey Period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Under 1 Hour | Same Day or Faster | ||
| Malaysia | 1.52% | 1.23% | 2.76% | 0.73% | 1.23% | 1.97% | 92.86% | 92.86% | Q3 2025 |
| United Kingdom | 1.82% | 1.07% | 2.90% | 0.89% | 1.07% | 1.97% | 72.73% | 72.73% | Q3 2025 |
| Oman | 2.66% | 0.45% | 3.11% | 1.05% | 0.45% | 1.51% | 100.00% | 100.00% | Q3 2025 |
| India | 2.86% | 0.27% | 3.14% | 1.25% | 0.27% | 1.53% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Q3 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2.86% | 0.55% | 3.41% | 1.63% | 0.55% | 2.17% | 47.06% | 47.06% | Q3 2025 |
| Qatar | 3.01% | 0.98% | 4.00% | 1.21% | 0.98% | 2.19% | 16.67% | 50.00% | Q3 2025 |
| United States | 2.90% | 1.51% | 4.41% | 1.74% | 1.41% | 3.15% | 63.64% | 77.27% | Q3 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.84% | 1.18% | 5.02% | 1.54% | 1.18% | 2.73% | 36.36% | 100.00% | Q3 2025 |
Corridor-balanced summary
Unweighted medians across 8 inbound corridors
- Median cost ($200)
- 3.27% Median across corridors
- Median cost ($500)
- 2.07% Median across corridors
- Under 1 Hour
- 55.35% Median corridor share
- Same Day or Faster
- 75.00% Median corridor share
Cost vs. speed
Each dot represents a corridor · $200 transfer
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Sources
| Dataset | Source / Publisher | Release / Period | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remittance Flows Datasets | World Bank | July 2025 | Open |
| Remittance Prices Worldwide | World Bank | Q3 2025 | Open |
Methodology
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