Event Timeline
Key events affecting Nepal's economic and social indicators
2015
2015 Gorkha Earthquake
7.8 Mw Gorkha earthquake killed ~9,000 people, injured 22,000, and caused an estimated $7–10B in economic damage — roughly one-third of Nepal's GDP. Reconstruction needs reshaped public debt and external financing flows for multiple years.
2020
COVID-19 Enters Nepal
Nepal confirmed its first COVID-19 case in January 2020 (a student returning from Wuhan). Nationwide lockdowns in March–July 2020 caused GDP growth to fall to around 2% in FY2019/20 and turn slightly negative in FY2020/21. Remittances showed initial sharp decline then partial recovery as migrant workers adapted.
2022
WHO Nepal Weekly COVID EPI Dashboards Active
WHO Nepal published weekly COVID EPI dashboards tracking case counts, hospitalizations, and vaccination coverage. Policy-response overlays relevant to health and labor-market indicators.
2025
MoF Budget and Economic Survey 2025/26
Ministry of Finance presented the annual budget and Economic Survey for FY2025/26, outlining revenue targets, expenditure plans, debt ceiling, and GDP growth assumptions. The Economic Survey provides the government's official macro baseline.
NRB Monetary Policy 2025/26 Announced
Nepal Rastra Bank announced its monetary policy for FY2025/26, setting inflation target and adjusting policy rate. The policy included provisions supporting IT and digital service export facilitation and forex reserve management.
2026
Parliamentary Election Results 2026
Parliamentary election results announced, marking a potential government change. Election outcome linked to policy-regime expectations, market-sentiment shifts, and tracker/promise-status updates on Pratipakchya.