Nepal imports petroleum of Rs 65.49 billion in two months, a surge of 73 percent

Kathmandu: Nepal imported petroleum products worth Rs 65.49 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2026/27, which was 73 percent more than the expenses on the headings in the same period last FY.   

The records with the Department of Customs (DoC) show that the country's import expense on the fossil fuels accounts 16.31 percent of the total import volume in the review period this year. The total import was recorded at Rs 401.51 billion.  

Out of the import value, the country spent Rs 16.13 billion on petrol, 28.03 billion on diesel and Rs 5.22 billion on aviation fuel. Likewise, the cooking gas worth Rs 16.02 billion was imported during the period between mid-July and mid-September this year.

In the first two months of the FY 2025/26, Nepal imported petroleum products worth Rs 37.86 billion. Of these, import of petrol was Rs 10.58 billion, aviation fuel was Rs 2.85 billion, diesel was Rs 14.91 billion and that of cooking gas was Rs 9.43 billion.

According to the DoC, Nepal's overall import surged by 31.58 percent. Likewise, the export volume increased by 61.68 percent to Rs 76.58 billion. The trade deficit rose by 26.02 percent to Rs 324.93 billion.