Income share held by lowest 10% in Nepal
Nepal: Income share held by lowest 10% was 3.7% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Income share held by lowest 10% in Nepal, 1984β2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 3.7% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Nepal peaked at 4.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2003.
That places Nepal 14th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,344 (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 17.67 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 6.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1263 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1263 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Nepal?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Nepal was 3.7% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Nepal ranks 14th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.