Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nepal
Nepal: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nepal stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nepal peaked at 1.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
That places Nepal 60th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +138.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -56.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +73.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +10.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 3.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 58 Zimbabwe 0.3% compare
- 59 Cape Verde 0.3% compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
- 62 Kenya 0.3% compare
- 63 Bhutan 0.3% compare
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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nepal?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nepal was 0.3% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).