Nepal Poverty Rate 1995-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Nepal poverty rate for 2022 was 44.10%, a 36.3% decline from 2010.
  • Nepal poverty rate for 2010 was 80.40%, a 9.3% decline from 2003.
  • Nepal poverty rate for 2003 was 89.70%, a 6.9% decline from 1995.
  • Nepal poverty rate for 1995 was 96.60%, a 96.6% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Syrian Arab Republic 96.00%
Chad 88.80%
Nepal 44.10%
Nepal Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2022 44.10% -36.30%
2010 80.40% -9.30%
2003 89.70% -6.90%
1995 96.60% -6.90%