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The economy of Nepal is a developing category and is largely dependent on agriculture and remittances. [6] Until the mid-20th century Nepal was an isolated pre-industrial society, which entered the modern era in 1951 without schools, hospitals, roads, telecommunications , electric power, industry, or civil service.
The First Five-Year Plan(1956–61) allocated Rs330 million for development expenditures of which Rs220 million were funded by international donors, partly under the Colombo Plan. [2] Transportation received top priority with almost 30% of the budget allocation but rural development, including agriculture, village development, irrigation and ...
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2016 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 152 out of 178 [1] Ease of Doing Business Index 2020 ranked 94 out of 190 [2] Global Competitiveness Index 2016-2017 ranked 98 out of 138 [3] IMF Nominal GDP per capita 2019, ranked 158 out of 187 economies [4]
In Nepal, the economy is dominated by agriculture. In the late 1980s, it was the livelihood for more than 90% of the population. Although only approximately 20% of the total land area was cultivable. The agricultural sector has remained the backbone of the national economy.
According to the Nepal Labour Force Survey (NLFS) in 2008, 40.4 per cent of the child population was economically active, with 51 per cent of it being child labour. [12] Brick factories are considered a hub for child labour in Nepal. [13] According to a 2017 study, nearly 300,000 children were employed by the 1,100 brick factories throughout Nepal.
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In 2023, Nepal's inward remittance inflows surged by 15.4% compared to the previous year, reaching a total of over $11 billion. This substantial increase underscores the significant contributions of approximately 3.5 million Nepali expats and migrant workers who remit a substantial portion of their earnings to support families back home.