Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nepal
Nepal: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nepal, 1984–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nepal is 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nepal peaked at 6.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1995 and was at its lowest, 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2022.
That places Nepal 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.79 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2020s | 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 54 Mauritania 123.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 55 Nicaragua 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 56 El Salvador 120.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 98.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 59 Bolivia 86.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 60 Canada 64.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.487 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1263 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1263 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1385 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 6.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3191 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nepal?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nepal was 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1995.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.4%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.