Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Nepal

Extreme poverty rate in Nepal in 2022 — 2.4%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 73. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 80.6 pp.

2022 2.4% −19.7 pp vs 2010
World rank 48of 73
Period maximum 83%1984
Period minimum 2.4%2022

Trend over time

1984–2022 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Nepal, 1984–20220255075100198419881992199620002004200820122016202020221984: 83%1995: 71.1%2003: 55.9%2010: 22.1%2022: 2.4%
Change over the period: −80.6 pp Annual average: -2.12 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 2.4%
World 10.9%
South Asia 6.1%
Extreme poverty rate — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.4
2010 22.1
2003 55.9
1995 71.1
1984 83

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.