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Nepal-France Trade: In 2022, Nepal exported $20.8M to France. The main products that Nepal exported to France were Blankets ($4.93M), Knotted Carpets ($3.11M), and Knit Sweaters ($2.82M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nepal to France have increased at an annualized rate of 7.03%, from $14.8M in 2017 to $20.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Nepal did not export any services to France.

France-Nepal Trade: In 2022, France exported $77M to Nepal. The main products that France exported to Nepal were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.5M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($15M), and Other Printed Material ($11.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Nepal have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.5%,  from $159M in 2017 to $77M in 2022.

In 2022, France did not export any services to Nepal.

Comparison In 2022,  Nepal ranked 153 in total exports ($1.43B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Nepal exported $20.8M to France. The main products exported from Nepal to France were Blankets ($4.93M), Knotted Carpets ($3.11M), and Knit Sweaters ($2.82M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nepal to France have increased at an annualized rate of 7.03%, from $14.8M in 2017 to $20.8M in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $77M to Nepal. The main products exported from France to Nepal were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($16.5M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($15M), and Other Printed Material ($11.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Nepal have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $159M in 2022 to $77M in 2017.

Exports from Nepal (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Exports from France (Flag) to Nepal (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Nepal (Flag) and France (Flag)

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nepal
Top Destination
India$956M
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

This map shows whether countries import more from Nepal or France. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Nepal and France or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nepal than France included Bhutan ($3.99M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Nepal included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and Nepal (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Nepal - France

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Nepal and France by product, considering products traded by both, Nepal and France.

During 2022, Nepal had a large net trade with France in the exports of Textiles ($16.5M), Miscellaneous ($833k), and Vegetable Products ($821k).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Nepal in the exports of Paper Goods ($26.2M), Transportation ($20.8M), and Machines ($13.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Nepal France+$2.83MKnit Sweaters
Top Product Potential France Nepal+$3.58MPackaged Medicaments

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Nepal and France. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Nepal indicates it has a comparative advantage over France. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nepal.

Product Space of Nepal (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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