May 2: Nepal's per capita income is estimated to reach an all-time high of 1410 US Dollars or NPR 1,84,710 in the current fiscal year, according to the latest statistics released by the National Statistics Office.
The per capita income of Nepalis was 1381 US Dollars in the previous fiscal year. The per capita income is projected to rise by 29 US Dollars in the current fiscal year.
Nepal's per capita income had crossed the 1000 US Dollar threshold in the fiscal year of 2073/74. A decade ago, the per capita income of Nepalis was 814 US Dollars.
The estimated economic growth rate for the current fiscal year is 2.16 %, and the size of Nepal's economy is projected to reach NPR 5381 billion based on market value and NPR 4696 billion based on production value.