Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nepal
Nepal: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nepal, 1984–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.3% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nepal peaked at 35.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 70th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 35.9% | — |
| 1995 | 28.0% | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -77.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -93.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 13% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4%, 76% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nepal?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Nepal was 0.3% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Nepal ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).