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 .
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% |