Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Nepal
Nepal: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 2.44 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
2.44
World rank
51st
of 120 countries
All-time high
82.97
in 1984
All-time low
2.44
in 2022
Years of data
5
1984–2022
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Nepal, 1984–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Nepal stood at 2.44. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Nepal peaked at 82.97 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.44, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 51st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.97 | 82.97 | 82.97 | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.15 | 71.15 | 71.15 | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.89 | 55.89 | 55.89 | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.07 | 22.07 | 22.07 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 48 Sri Lanka 2.71 compare
- 49 Montenegro 2.49 compare
- 50 Iran 2.49 compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 2.3
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 2.19 compare
- 54 Paraguay 2.11 compare
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)
- 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)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1385 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3191 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Nepal?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Nepal was 2.44 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.97 in 1984.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Nepal ranks 51st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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