Informal Sector Enterprise Survey 2024

Nepal, 2024 - 2025

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NPL_2024_ISES_v01_M

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World Bank Group (WBG)

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May 23, 2025

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Data file: Nepal-2024-ISES-full-data.dta

Nepal 2024 Informal Sector Enterprise Survey data

Cases:	2535
Variables:	194

Variables

idstd

id

id_square

id_cluster

ID of Cluster of Squares

M_ID

status

Status of Interview

city

a14d

a14m

a14y

a14h

a14min

a1

a1a

Language of Interview

c1a

Type of Premises

a41a

Type of activity

a4m

Main Business: Manufacturing

a4r

Main Business: Retail

a4s

Main Business: Services

a4x

Other (Specify)

sc0

Willing to Participate in the Survey

sc3a

Registered at Inland Revenue Department?

NPLsc3a

Registered with other local departments?

sc2

Num. of People Who Worked Last Month

sc4

Number of operating businesses at this time high, normal, or low

lf_select

Selected for interview

lf_resp

Willing to Participate in interview

b0

Are you the main owner of this business or activity?

b02

How are you related to the owner?

b1

Num. of Owners in this Business

b2

Num. of Female Owners

b2a

The Owner Is Female

b3

Year this Business or activity originally Started

b4

Did You or Largest Owner Start this Business or activity?

b6a

Reason Started: Convenience of Location or Hours

b6b

Reason Started: Opportunity to Start and Develop a Profitable Business

b6c

Reason Started: to Have Secondary Source of income

b6d

Reason Started: Unable to Find another Source of income

NPLb1a

Reason Started: family tradition

NPLb8

Main source of money used to start or acquire this business

b8a

Occupation Prior to this Business or activity

NPLb2

Ever done another activity for some time to earn money ?

NPLb2x_1

List of activities

NPLb2a_1

Last year you worked in this activity?

NPLb2b_1

Earnings in a regular month in this

NPLb2c_1

Same activity as the current one

NPLb2x_2

List of activities

NPLb2a_2

Last year you worked in this activity?

NPLb2b_2

Earnings in a regular month in this

NPLb2c_2

Same activity as the current one

NPLb2x_3

List of activities

NPLb2a_3

Last year you worked in this activity?

NPLb2b_3

Earnings in a regular month in this

NPLb2c_3

Same activity as the current one

NPLb3

Which social/ethnic/caste group does the owner identify with/belong

b9

Age of Main Owner

b10

Owner Years of Experience

b11

Owner Highest Level of Completed Education

b12

Num. of Years Lived in this City

b14

Num. of people live in your household, including you

b15

Num of Household Members Less Than 6 Years Old

b16

Owner the Primary income Earner of the Household

b17

Owner Currently Have a Job with Either a Temporary or Permanent Contract

b18

Owner Had a Job with Temporary or Permanent Contract

b19

Year Main Owner Had Job with Temporary or Permanent Contract

b20

Actively Look for a Job with a Temporary or Permanent Contract

b21

Did Owner Get the Job

b22

Num. of Household Members with Job with a Temporary or Permanent Contract?

b23

Household Members Ever Had a Job with a Temporary or Permanent Contract

b24

Years Household Members Had a Job with a Temporary or Permanent Contract

NPLb5

lowest monthly pay that you would accept to leave this business or activity for

NPLb4a

Earn income from: Agricultural work

NPLb4b

Earn income from: Seasonal migration

NPLb4c

Earn income from: Non-agricultural domestic work

NPLb6

If the owner leaves the business to take up a salaried job, who will continue to

ir4

This Business or activity Keep Written Business Records

k3

Accounts of the Business Kept Separately from the Household Expenses

NPLb7

Past 2 years, did the business relocate out of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City?

c1a1

Reason Located within HH: Costs Less to Run a Business from Home

c1a2

Reason Located within HH: Easier to Manage Family Responsibilities

c1a4

Reason Located within HH: Safer and Secure

c1a5

Reason Located within HH: Minimizes Chance of Being Identified by Tax auth.

NPLc1

Reason Located within HH: Spouse does not allow me to operate outside the home

c3

Main Reason for the Choice of Location for Business

c4

You or Largest Owner Own the Location Occupied by the Business or activity

c5

Business or activity Pays any Rent for the Location It Occupies

c31

Business or activity Requires Electricity to Produce Goods or Provide Services

c31a

Business or activity Connected to the Electricity Grid

c31b2

Business or activity Pays for Electricity

c32

Last Month, Business or activity Experienced Power Outage

c38

Business or activity Uses Water for Its activity

c39

Last Month, Business or activity Experienced insufficient Water Supply

c42a

Uses Computers or Tablets

NPLc42b

Uses Smartphone

NPLc42c

Uses Mobile Phone that is not a Smartphone

d4

Total Sales: Last Month

d6

Total Sales: Regular Month

d9

Months of Operation Per Year

d10

Hours of Normal Operation per week

d11b

Business Produces goods or Provides Services Under Contract or agreement

d13b

Business Purchases inputs or Supplies from Suppliers Under Contract or agreement

ir1a

Visited Competitors to See What Products They Have available for Sale

NPLir1a

Visited at least one of its competitor’s businesses to see what prices its compe

ir1b

Asked Customers Whether to Sell or Produce any Other Products

ir1c

Talked with former Customers to Find Out Why They Have Stopped Buying

ir1d

Used any Special offer to attract Customers

NPLir1b

Advertised in any form (last 6 months)

ir1e

Asked Suppliers Which Products are Selling Well

ir2

Attempted to Negotiate with Supplier for a Lower Price

ir3

Frequency of Running Out of Stock of inventories or Raw Materials

ir6

Has a Written Budget for Monthly Costs

ir7

Has a Target for Sales Over the Next Year

ir8

Frequency this Business or activity Compares actual Sales to Target

ir9

Made a Budget of the Costs for Next Year

ir10

Prepares a Profit and Loss State at Least once a Year

NPLir2

What is the breakeven monthly revenue of the business?

k4b

Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Moneylenders

k4c

Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Microfin. inst./Non-bank Fin. Comp.

k4d

Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Banks

k4e

Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Friends or Relatives

k4f

Financial Source for Day-to-Day Operations: Borrowing from customers

k3b

Bought inputs on Credit or Received advances from Customers

k5

Sold Goods or Services on Credit

k3c

Receive Advances from customers

k6

Bought any Machinery or Equipment, Vehicles or Other Means of Transport

k8b

Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Moneylenders

k8c

Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Microfin. inst./Non-bank Fin. Comp.

k8d

Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Banks

k8e

Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Friends or Relatives

k8h

Purch. Machinery/Equip./Veh./Transp. Using: Other sources

k10

Have a Bank account to Run this Business

k11

Use a Separate Bank account for the Household

k12

Has a Loan for the Business

k13

Source of the Most Recently Obtained Loan

k16

Financing the Most Recent Loan Required a Guarantee

k17

Applied for any Loans in the Last Year

k18

Main Reason Why this Business Did Not apply for Loan

l1a

Num. of People Who Worked Last Month: Paid

l1b

Num. of People Who Worked Last Month: Unpaid

l2

Num. of People Who Worked Last Month: Family Members of Owner

NPLl6a

Num. of Female Workers in the Last Month : paid female workers

NPLl6b

Num. of Female Workers in the Last Month : unpaid female workers

l3

Num. of People Who Worked in a Regular Month

l7a

Num. of People with the Skill: Can Read

l7b

Num. of People with the Skill: Can Write

l7c

Num. of People with the Skill: Can use a computer

l7d

Num. of People with the Skill: Can speak a language other than their native lang

NPLl1a

Did the owner receive any training to improve business skills?

NPLl1b

Provided of training for business skills

r13

Are you aware with Commercial Registrar?

NPLr2a

Reason not registered: Cost

NPLr2b

Reason not registered: Time

r2f

Reason not registered: Lack information about where and how to register

r2e

Reason not registered: No benefit to being registered

r2b

Reason not registered: Taxes That Need to Be Paid If Registered

r2c

Reason not registered: inspections and Meetings with Govt officials

r2d

Reason not registered: informal Payments if Registered

r2g

Reason not registered: Exposure to more competition if registered

r2h

Reason not registered: Registration does not apply to a business like mine

NPLr1

Taxes that dissuade the owner from registering with the Inland Revenue?

NPLr3

Main reason of not being registered

r6a

Benefit If Registered: Better access to Financing or Loans

r6b

Benefit of Registered: access to Raw Mat., infrastr. and Govt Services

r6c

Benefit If Registered: Less Bribes to Pay

r6d

Benefit If Registered: Better access to Potential Customers

NPLr4a

Benefit If Registered: Being able to export or import

NPLr4b

Benefit If Registered: Participate in government programs

r5

Have to Give Gifts, informal Payments or Bribes to Remain in Business

NPLr5

Are you planning to expand your business?

NPLr6

Would you pay 2000 Rupees per month for social security scheme

n2a

Total Cost of Labor in the Last Month

n2c

Total Cost of Electricity in the Last Month

NPLn2a

Total cost of raw materials in the Last Month

n3

Business or activity Uses any Machinery or Equipment

n3b

Ownership of Machinery or Equipment

NPLn3

What is the current value of all the equipment, tools, and machinery the busines

n4

Business or activity Uses Vehicles

n4b

Describes the vehicles used by this business or activity?

n7

Profitability of the Business in the Last Month

n7a

Net Profits/ Losses in the Last Month

a12

Interviewer Code

a2

Supervisor Code

a15b

a15d

a15y

a15m

a15h

a15min

wweak

Interview Weight According to Weak Eligibility (including all refusals)

wmedian

Interview Weight According to Median Eligibility (including refusals that don't

wstrict

Interview Weight According to Strict Eligibility (only confirmed informal busine

stratificationregioncode

Stratification Region Code

stratificationprobabilitycode

Stratification Probability Code

strata

Total: 194

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