Export surges 77.51% to Rs 93.5 billion in four months

KATHMANDU: Export jumped by a massive 77.51% during the first four months of the current fiscal year 2025/26.

According to foreign trade data released by the Department of Customs on Sunday, exports surged to Rs 93.50 billion during the review period, up from Rs 52.67 billion in the same period last fiscal year.

Imports also saw double-digit growth, rising 18.71% to Rs 609.45 billion over the first four months of the current fiscal year.

With this, Nepal’s total foreign trade surged 24.18% to Rs 702.95 billion in the review period.

Despite the sharp rise in exports, the trade deficit continued to widen due to the high volume of imports. The deficit grew by 11.99% to Rs 515.96 billion in the four months of 2025/26.

However, the import–export ratio declined markedly to 6.52 from 9.75. This means Nepal spent Rs 6.52 on imports for every Rs 1 earned from exports—a significant improvement from the nearly Rs 10 spent on imports in the previous year.

Exports now account for 13.3% of total trade, an improvement of nearly 43% compared to last year. The share of imports in total trade dipped to 86.7% from 90.7%.