NPL · Asia
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.3
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Population
- 29,911,840 inh.
- Area
- 147,181 km²
- Currency
- NPR
- Regime
- people's republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Ram Chandra Poudel
Head of Government
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Government in office 4 members
Minister of Education, Science and Technology
Sasmit Pokharel
Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
Pratibha Rawal
Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Sunil Lamsal
Premier ministre du Népal
Balendra Shah
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
275 seats
Inception 2017
Assemblée nationale
59 seats
Inception 2017
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
45 G$
GDP / capita
1,536 $
Growth
4.4 %
Inflation
2.7 %
Unemployment
10.5 %
Debt / GDP
39.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.0 %
Life expectancy
70.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.66/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
59/100
Corruption (CPI)
34/100
Press freedom (RSF)
55/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#104
Annual budget
0.4 Md$
Defense effort
1.0 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
2 Md$
Imports
12 Md$
Balance
-10 Md$
Top exports
- 21% Tapis + textile
Top imports
- 18% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Inde
68%
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États-Unis
12%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
29%
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GBR
31%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
56%
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CHN
71%
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IND
78%
Abstention: 24%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-03-05
Rastriya Swatantra Party 182 seats, Nepali Congress 38, Communist Party of Nepal 25 (of 275) · turnout 59.1%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.622/1
Gini
30.0
Refugees hosted
19,613
Refugees originating
8,019
National anthem
Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,018 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,209, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)