Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Nepal
Nepal: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 52.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 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 52.7% for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 38th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 99.0% | — |
| 1995 | 97.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | -37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Nepal?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Nepal was 52.7% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Nepal ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.