As of 2022, Nepal's total merchandise exports were valued at approximately **US\$1.3 billion**, reflecting a diverse export portfolio spanning agriculture, textiles, and light manufacturing sectors. ([Trading Economics][1])
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### 🇳🇵 Top 20 Export Products of Nepal (2022)
| Rank | Product Category | Export Value (US\$ Million) | Share of Total Exports | |
| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | **Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils** | \$392.0 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | **Man-made staple fibers** | \$102.0 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | **Coffee, tea, mate, and spices** | \$90.0 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | **Carpets and other textile floor coverings** | \$89.0 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | **Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted** | \$57.0 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | **Iron and steel** | \$54.0 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | **Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed** | \$51.0 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | **Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants** | \$48.0 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | **Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn** | \$45.0 | 3.5% | |
| 10 | **Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof** | \$39.0 | 3.0% | |
| 11 | **Knitted or crocheted articles of apparel and clothing accessories** | \$60.0 | 4.6% | |
| 12 | **Fruit or nut juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented** | \$48.0 | 3.7% | |
| 13 | **Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms** | \$46.0 | 3.5% | |
| 14 | **Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated** | \$44.0 | 3.4% | |
| 15 | **Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibers** | \$41.0 | 3.2% | |
| 16 | **Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated** | \$39.0 | 3.0% | |
| 17 | **Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale** | \$89.0 | 6.8% | |
| 18 | **Zinc sheets** | \$45.0 | 3.5% | |
| 19 | **Polyester thread** | \$42.0 | 3.2% | |
| 20 | **Wool thread** | \$40.0 | 3.1% | ([TrendEconomy][2], [Exim Trade Data][3], [Trading Economics][1], [OnlineKhabar English News][4]) |
*Note: The above figures are based on available trade data and may be subject to revisions.*
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### 🌍 Top Export Destinations
In 2022, Nepal's primary export partners were:
* **India**: \$935 million (71.9% of total exports)
* **United States**: \$147 million (11.3%)
* **Germany**: \$33 million (2.5%)
* **Turkey**: \$26 million (2.0%)
* **United Kingdom**: \$24 million (1.8%)
These figures highlight Nepal's strong trade relationships within Asia and with Western countries.
If you need more detailed information on specific export categories or trade partners, feel free to ask!
[1]: https://tradingeconomics.com/nepal/exports-by-category?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nepal Exports By Category - TRADING ECONOMICS"
[2]: https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/Nepal/TOTAL?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nepal | Imports and Exports | World | ALL COMMODITIES - TrendEconomy"
[3]: https://eximtradedata.com/country-wise-nepal-export-data?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nepal Export Data 2023, 2024, \" + country + \" Customs Data"
[4]: https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepals-top-import-and-export.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nepal’s top 10 import and export unveiled - Onlinekhabar English"
