Poverty & Inequality in Nepal 85 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 unchanged 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 6.1% 127th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.4% 90th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman 2023 down 15.9% 114th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,344 kg per hectare 2023 up 24.8% 89th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 32.6% 61st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year 2023 up 135.7% 49th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.67 2023 up 32.9% 111th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% 2023 up 32.9% 111th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.3% 91st Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 85.3% 100th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.487 2023 down 4.5% 45th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 6.3% 2023 down 8.6% 184th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1263 2023 down 16.2% 68th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1263 2023 down 16.2% 68th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1385 2023 down 14.4% 86th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.4% 2022 down 89.1% 53rd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2022 down 93.3% 70th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 9.1% 2022 down 79.5% 47th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 52.7% 2022 down 37.7% 38th Prosperity gap 3.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 43.5% 44th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3191 2023 unchanged 63rd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2022 down 86.0% 52nd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 20.2% 2022 down 40.1% 64th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 16.1% 2022 down 60.5% 45th Population living in slums 40.1% 2022 down 18.2% 55th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.437 2023 up 12.6% 123rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.437 2023 up 12.6% 123rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.437 2023 up 12.6% 123rd Proportion of population below international poverty line 2.4% 2022 down 89.1% 55th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 49.86 2023 up 123.3% 125th Income share held by second 20% 13.1% 2022 up 8.3% 28th Income share held by third 20% 17.0% 2022 up 4.9% 36th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.2% 2022 up 1.8% 61st Income share held by highest 20% 39.0% 2022 down 6.0% 94th Income share held by highest 10% 24.2% 2022 down 8.3% 94th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.7% 2022 up 5.7% 14th Income share held by lowest 20% 8.7% 2022 up 4.8% 23rd Gini index 30 2022 down 8.5% 97th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.9% 2022 up 9.7% 99th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 92.4% 57th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.3% 2022 down 93.0% 70th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.3083 2024 down 65.2% 63rd Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.3% 2024 down 65.2% 60th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 2,600 2017 up 41.6% 133rd Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 14.4% 2023 up 268.4% 84th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3002 2022 down 8.6% 94th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 723,708 people 2022 down 88.0% 44th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 9.82 million people 2022 up 270.4% 45th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 145,271 people 2022 up 389.5% 81st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 98.8% 2022 down 0.9% 31st Share of population living in extreme poverty 2.4% 2022 down 89.0% 51st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 52.7% 2022 down 37.7% 38th Page 1 of 2 Next →