2. Introduction
Rise in GDP is a major human welfare
determinant
Improve access over basic requirements for the
livelihood
More saving and revenue to the government
Among the poorest countries in the world
Rank for per capita income is 207th out of 229
countries
3. Composition
by sector:
Contribution of agriculture and
industries sectors to GDP has a
declining trend while that of services
sector is on rise.
Agriculture: 31.7%
Industry: 15.1%
Services: 53.2%
5. Economy
after
earthquake
3 percent of the population has
been pushed into poverty
the damage at US$ 5.15 billion,
losses at US$ 1.9 billion
GDP growth in 2015 slashed by
over 1.5 percentage points from
the 4.6
7. Economy
after
blockade
Negative economic growth for the first
time in 33 years
Badly hit all sectors of the economy—
agriculture, industrial and service sector
Rs 105 billion worth of economic loss,
which is equivalent to 5 percent of Gross
Domestic Product
Economic growth rate is expected to
languish below 2 % according to NCC