Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nepal
Nepal: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3191 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nepal, 2011–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Nepal is 0.3191, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Nepal peaked at 0.3191 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3191, in 2011.
Nepal ranks 63rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3191 | — |
| 2012 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3191 | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.3191 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.3191 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3393, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3191 | 0.3191 | 0.3191 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3191 | 0.3191 | 0.3191 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Nepal?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Nepal was 0.3191 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3191 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3191 in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Nepal ranks 63rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.