| 14. EXTERNAL PAYMENTS AND FOREIGN TRADE | |||||||||||||
| 14.1 VALUE OF FOREIGN TRADE | |||||||||||||
| 2002/03 TO 2005/06 | |||||||||||||
| (In Million Rupees) | |||||||||||||
| Description | 1993/94 | 1994/95R | 1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03R | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 |
| Total Exports | 19417.9 | 17639.2 | 19881.1 | 22636.5 | 27513.5 | 35676.3 | 49822.7 | 55654.1 | 46944.8 | 49930.6 | 53910.7 | 58705.7 | 15800.4 |
| (a) To India | 2578.3 | 3124.3 | 3682.6 | 5226.2 | 8794.4 | 12530.7 | 21220.7 | 26030.2 | 27956.2 | 26430.0 | 30777.1 | 38916.9 | 10648.0 |
| (b) To Other Countries | 16839.6 | 14514.9 | 16198.5 | 17410.3 | 18719.1 | 23145.6 | 28602.0 | 29623.9 | 18988.6 | 23500.6 | 23133.6 | 19788.8 | 5152.4 |
| Total Imports | 52433.6 | 63679.5 | 74454.5 | 93535.4 | 89002.0 | 87525.3 | 108504.9 | 115687.2 | 107389.0 | 124352.1 | 136277.1 | 1499473.6 | 41907 |
| (a) From India | 17868.1 | 19615.9 | 24398.6 | 24853.3 | 27331.0 | 32119.7 | 39660.1 | 54700.9 | 56622.1 | 70924.2 | 78739.5 | 88675.5 | 26066.8 |
| (b) From Other Countries | 34565.5 | 44063.6 | 50055.9 | 68700.1 | 61671.0 | 55405.6 | 68844.8 | 60986.3 | 50766.9 | 53427.9 | 57537.6 | 60798.1 | 15840.2 |
| Trade Balance | -33015.7 | -46040.3 | -54573.4 | -70916.9 | -61488.5 | -51849.0 | -58682.2 | -60033.1 | -60444.2 | -74421.5 | -82366.4 | -90767.9 | -26106.6 |
| (a) With India | -15289.8 | 16491.6 | -20716.0 | -19627.1 | -18536.6 | -19589.0 | -18439.4 | -28670.7 | -28665.9 | 44494.2 | -47962.4 | -49758.6 | -15418.8 |
| (b) With Other Countries | -17725.9 | -29548.7 | -33857.4 | -51289.8 | -42951.9 | -32260.0 | -40242.8 | -31362.4 | -31778.3 | -29927.3 | -34404 | 41009.3 | -10687.8 |
| R : Revised. | |||||||||||||
| Source: Nepal Rastra Bank. | |||||||||||||