Nepal: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Nepal

Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day

 Latest value 2.40
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1984 - 2022
 Average 46.90
 Min - Max 2.40 - 83.00
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2022 is 2.4 percent, a decline from 22.1 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 6.17 percent, based on data from 72 countries. Historically, the average for Nepal from 1984 to 2022 is 46.9 percent. The minimum value, 2.4 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 83 percent was recorded in 1984. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Nepal: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day
 2022 2.40
 2010 22.10
 2003 55.90
 1995 71.10
 1984 83.00




Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted 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.

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