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NPL · Asia · pop. 29.9M · generated 25 Aug 2026, 06:03 UTC
COMPOSITE RISK
High risk driven by Environmental (severe — extremely hazardous air quality (PM₂.₅ 53 μg/m³ annual mean, Copernicus CAMS 2023)), Governance (high — high fragility (FSI 80.2/120, Fund for Peace 2023)), Corruption & Financial Crime (high — FATF jurisdiction under increased monitoring (grey list)), Labour & Human Rights (high — high child labour rate (15% of children, ILO ILOSTAT 2021)), and Economic Fragility (high — OECD country risk category 6/7 — high risk (OECD CRC 2026)).
Evidence coverage · complete
The engine sums the available group scores (11), divides by 7, and calibrates the resulting 0–100 base score using the published method. Base 52.4 → published 81/100.
Coverage describes available country-level evidence, not confidence in any entity-level decision. See the exact formula and thresholds.
Nepal carries a composite risk score of 81 out of 100 on the [S/1] scorecard, placing it in the high risk band as of 24 August 2026. The result is based on 7 of 7 indicator groups (complete evidence coverage); unavailable groups are excluded rather than treated as low risk. It records a World Bank governance score of 40.5 out of 100 (2024, higher is better), a Transparency International CPI score of 34 out of 100 (2025, higher is cleaner) and an INFORM crisis-risk index of 4.9 out of 10 (2026, higher is worse). Exposure includes 27 sanctions or debarment designations linked to Nepal within [S/1]'s 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available, 4 child-labour category observations and 4 forced-labour category observations across 4 source-listed goods (US DOL TVPRA 2024) and FATF grey-list status — under increased monitoring (2026). The groups driving the assessment are governance, corruption & financial crime, labour & human rights, economic fragility and environmental. All figures are drawn from official open-data sources and carry their own publication year. This is a country-level screening input, not an entity-level determination.
CHILD / FORCED LABOUR · US DOL
4 GOODSmoderate
Bricks, Carpets, Embellished Textiles, Stones
Child-labour category 4 · Forced-labour category 4
SOURCE: US DOL TVPRA · 2024 · link ↗
SANCTIONS · EU/OFAC/UN/UK/SECO
27 DESIGNATIONS
EU 0 · OFAC 0 · UN 0 · UK 0 · SECO 0
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
0/100 INTENSITY
90-day CAMEO violent event intensity (normalized 0-100)
SOURCE: GDELT · queried 25/08/2026 · link ↗
FATF STATUS
GREY LISTEDhigh
Financial Action Task Force — jurisdiction under increased monitoring
SOURCE: FATF · 2026 · link ↗
FRAGILE STATES INDEX
80.2/120high
Fund for Peace — higher = more fragile
SOURCE: Fragile States Index · 2023 · link ↗
PRESS FREEDOM · RSF
54.8/100moderate
Reporters Without Borders — higher = more free
SOURCE: RSF Press Freedom · 2026 · link ↗
ENV. PERFORMANCE · YALE EPI
33.1/100high
Yale Environmental Performance Index — higher = better
SOURCE: Yale EPI · 2024 · link ↗
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
37/100high
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index — higher = better adapted (vuln. 50%, ready 29%)
SOURCE: ND-GAIN · 2023 · link ↗
LABOUR RIGHTS · ILO NORMLEX
8/8
ILO fundamental conventions ratified — higher = stronger labour protections
SOURCE: ILO NORMLEX · 2026 · link ↗
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
15%high
Children aged 5–17 in child labour — ILO survey estimate
SOURCE: ILO ILOSTAT · 2021 · link ↗
POLITICAL FREEDOM · FREEDOM HOUSE
Data not available
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Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
Nepal scores 81 out of 100 on the [S/1] composite risk scorecard, which places it in the high risk band as of 24 August 2026. The result uses 7 of seven indicator groups and has complete evidence coverage; The composite uses the available scores across seven indicator groups: governance, corruption and financial crime, labour and human rights, conflict, sanctions, economic fragility, and environmental. Groups score 0–3; the available-group average is converted to a base percentage and calibrated using the formula published on the methodology page.
Yes. Nepal is on the FATF grey list, meaning it is under increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force, as recorded in the 2026 listing. FATF updates its lists three times per year.
[S/1] records 27 sanctions or debarment designations linked to Nepal within its 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available as of 24 August 2026. Source availability varies and is published separately. A country-level count is a screening signal, not a finding about any specific entity.
Nepal scores 34 out of 100 on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025. The CPI runs from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) and measures perceived public-sector corruption based on expert assessments and business surveys.
The US Department of Labor's TVPRA list (2024 edition) records 4 child-labour category observations and 4 forced-labour category observations across 4 source-listed goods from Nepal: Bricks, Carpets, Embellished Textiles, Stones. 4 of the 4 goods currently map conservatively to the shared S1 sector taxonomy; unmapped goods are retained rather than assigned by guesswork. This is a country-and-good screening signal, not a finding about any specific supplier, product or shipment.
Nepal scores 40.5 out of 100 on the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators for 2024, where a higher score is better. The WGI aggregate combines Voice and Accountability, Political Stability, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.
[S/1] records a normalised conflict-event intensity of 0.0 out of 100 for Nepal, derived from CAMEO-coded violent event data in GDELT. This measures the volume and severity of reported events over a rolling window; it reflects what has been reported in media, not a verified operational assessment.
The Nepal scorecard aggregates official open-data sources including the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, Transparency International CPI, the European Commission JRC INFORM index, US DOL TVPRA, FATF, the Fragile States Index, RSF, Freedom House, ILO NORMLEX and GDELT, together with an 18-source configured sanctions and debarment coverage model including OFAC, the EU consolidated list, UK FCDO and the UN Security Council. Each indicator carries its own publication year, shown on the page, and current pipeline health is published in the source directory. The scorecard was last generated on 24 August 2026.
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