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While agriculture makes up approximately 76% of the workforce of Nepal, in 2010 the industry accounted for only 36.1% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The lion's share of the GDP was provided by service-based industries, which accounted for 48.5% of the GDP, yet only 15.4% of the workforce.
Nepal receives approximately 50 million USD each year through the famous Gurkha soldiers who fight alongside Indian and British armies. In 2009, this contribution made up over 20% of the nation's GDP alone.
Crops grown in Nepal, typically in the fertile Terai region in the south, include tea, rice, wheat, corn and sugar, and there is a considerable workforce employed to process these crops.
Of course, with such natural beauty and diverse environments, Nepal is an attractive place for tourists and especially trekkers, but growth in the tourism sector has been hindered by poor infrastructure and instability in the political sphere.
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