Poverty at $3.65 a day — all countries

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Nepal

Poverty at $3.65 a day in Nepal in 2022 — 9.1%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 73. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 83.9 pp.

2022 9.1% −35.2 pp vs 2010
World rank 52of 73
Period maximum 93%1984
Period minimum 9.1%2022

Trend over time

1984–2022 · % of population

Poverty at $3.65 a day — Nepal, 1984–20220255075100198419881992199620002004200820122016202020221984: 93%1995: 85.7%2003: 74.1%2010: 44.3%2022: 9.1%
Change over the period: −83.9 pp Annual average: -2.21 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Nepal 9.1%
World 20.5%
South Asia 25.4%
Poverty at $3.65 a day — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 9.1
2010 44.3
2003 74.1
1995 85.7
1984 93

Southern Asia, 2022

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

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption falls below $3.65 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity. The World Bank keeps three international lines because one does not work for the whole world: extreme poverty at $2.15 has all but disappeared in middle-income countries, and they need a higher line. This one matches the typical national lines of lower-middle-income countries — that is, it answers how many are poor by the standards of countries like them, not how many are destitute.

Important: Measured from consumption or income in household surveys held once every few years, so the years are discontinuous. The line is set in 2017 PPP dollars, not in current ones.

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