Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel presented the Economic Survey for the current fiscal year in the Parliament meeting today.

The Survey projects that the economic growth rate for the current fiscal year will be 4.61 percent.

According to the Finance Minister, all provinces except Madhesh, Koshi, and Sudurpaschim are expected to secure economic growth rates higher than the national average.

The size of the national economy is expected to reach Rs 6,107 billion in the current fiscal year.  

The Minister apprised the session, it has been estimated that the service sector will have the highest 62.01 percent contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) followed by 25.16 percent from agriculture and 12.83 percent from the industrial sector. 

As per the data until the end of Falgun in the current fiscal year (mid-March, 2025), the per capita gross national income soared to USD 1,517, and the average consumer inflation rate was 4.72 percent, according to the Economic Survey.