Nepal (NPL) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Nepal-China Trade: In 2022, Nepal exported $11M to China. The main products that Nepal exported to China were Knotted Carpets ($1.6M), Felt ($1.18M), and Bedspreads ($1.08M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nepal to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.7%, from $27.5M in 2017 to $11M in 2022.

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

China-Nepal Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.78B to Nepal. The main products that China exported to Nepal were Broadcasting Equipment ($144M), Apples and Pears ($54.4M), and Computers ($42.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Nepal have increased at an annualized rate of 8.05%, from $1.21B in 2017 to $1.78B in 2022.

In 2022, China 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, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Nepal exported $11M to China. The main products exported from Nepal to China were Knotted Carpets ($1.6M), Felt ($1.18M), and Bedspreads ($1.08M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nepal to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.7%, from $27.5M in 2017 to $11M in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $1.78B to Nepal. The main products exported from China to Nepal were Broadcasting Equipment ($144M), Apples and Pears ($54.4M), and Computers ($42.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Nepal have increased at an annualized rate of 8.05%, from $1.21B in 2022 to $1.78B in 2017.

Exports from Nepal () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Nepal () (2022)

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Trade between Nepal () and China ()

China Exports

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Nepal
Top DestinationIndia$956M

China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nepal than China included Saint Helena ($435).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Nepal included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

Difference in imports from China () and Nepal () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Nepal - China

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

During 2022, Nepal had a large net trade with China in the exports of Textiles ($6.32M), Metals ($1.25M), and Miscellaneous ($997k).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Nepal in the exports of Machines ($587M), Textiles ($402M), and Metals ($153M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Nepal China+$1.59MKnotted Carpets

Top Product Potential China Nepal+$141MTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Nepal () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Nepal () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Nepal () and China ()

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Nepal () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Nepal - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Nepal () and China () (2022)

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