Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Nepal
Nepal: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 6.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Nepal, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 6.3% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Nepal peaked at 29.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 184th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.0% | — |
| 1961 | 18.7% | -11.0% |
| 1962 | 19.9% | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 18.6% | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 20.5% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 21.0% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 22.4% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 23.7% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 23.9% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 24.9% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 26.9% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | -19.2% |
| 1981 | 22.5% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 29.2% | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 27.2% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 26.6% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 25.7% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 27.4% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.3% | 18.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.3% | 23.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 21.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 13.8% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 181 Sierra Leone 6.6% compare
- 182 Bangladesh 6.5% compare
- 183 British Virgin Islands 6.5% 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 government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Nepal?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Nepal was 6.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Nepal ranks 184th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.