Poverty & Inequality in Nepal 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 52.7% 2022 down 37.7% 38th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 9.1% 2022 down 79.5% 45th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.4% 2022 down 89.1% 51st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2022 down 93.3% 68th Prosperity gap 3.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 43.5% 42nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 16.1% 2022 down 60.5% 43rd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 20.2% 2022 down 40.1% 62nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2022 down 86.0% 50th Population living in slums 40.1% 2022 down 18.2% 55th Income share held by second 20% 13.1% 2022 up 8.3% 28th Gini index 30 2022 down 8.5% 95th Income share held by lowest 20% 8.7% 2022 up 4.8% 23rd Income share held by lowest 10% 3.7% 2022 up 5.7% 14th Income share held by highest 10% 24.2% 2022 down 8.3% 92nd Income share held by highest 20% 39.0% 2022 down 6.0% 92nd Income share held by fourth 20% 22.2% 2022 up 1.8% 59th Income share held by third 20% 17.0% 2022 up 4.9% 36th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.9% 2022 up 9.7% 97th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st