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Nepal

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

4.7

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

3.6

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

3.7

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour5
Worker rights & FOA5
OHS & audit transparency5
Food & product safety4
Environmental & regulatory3
Governance & anti-corruption7
Tariff & preferential access2
Non-tariff barriers5
Supply chain traceability6

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict3
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk7
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness9
Supply base depth3
Logistics & infrastructure2
Workforce skills4
Scalability6
Ease of doing business2
Trade access & tariffs2
Sustainability baseline2
Innovation & IP4
Quality standards3

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

Nepal and the EU

EU imports from

€91m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€199m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #146 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 2.19

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated

Electricity costs →

Industrial

55

EUR/MWh

Consumer

35

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

23

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

of generation

regulated market

Power market

Export-revenue + dam debt

Market model

Single buyer (opening)

Direct PPA

Limited

grid access: limited

Reserve margin

Regulator

Independent

Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC)

Seasonal run-of-river hydro and dependence on the Indian grid and market to absorb the wet-season surplus, and to cover the dry-season deficit.

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

3 hydro plants

686 MW · 18 building

1 coal mines

capacity n/a

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Metal mining

Tagged mines

2

none in the merged layer

Acid-drainage prone

1

high water-risk ore class

Main commodities

Iron, Zinc

Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

25

→ 35 by 2050

Fertility

1.96

below replacement

Working-age

65.1%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

10

→ 15.9 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 29.7M · peaks 2067

By 2050: +16% (34.6M)