The National Statistics Office (NSO) has finalized data processing for business establishments across six provinces—Koshi, Madhesh, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim—as part of the national economic census. Work remains ongoing for Bagmati Province. Conducted between April and June 2026, the census surveyed 1.366 million establishments across sectors including agriculture, mining, manufacturing, trade, and financial services. Currently, the NSO is refining the collected information by removing duplicates and correcting inconsistencies within approximately 1.1 million records. According to Dr. Bed Prasad Dhakal, director of the census branch, the agency is classifying establishments into industrial, commercial, and service-oriented categories using national and international standards. With 700,000 records already entered into the centralized database, officials expect the final report to offer significant insights into how investments influence employment, industrial output, and the broader Nepali economy.
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The National Statistics Office has finalized data processing for six provinces, with work continuing in Bagmati as part of the national economic census.
Read the full reportThe National Statistics Office (NSO) has made significant progress in digitizing the collected census records. According to Dr. Bed Prasad Dhakal, director of the census branch, the office has successfully entered data for approximately 700,000 business establishments into its centralized database.
