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Nepal: Poverty gap at $3.00 a day

0.30percent · 2022

Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.00 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. Reported as: 2021 PPP. Annual figures for Nepal from 1984 to 2022.

19842022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20220.3
20104.5
200319.9
199528
198435.9

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World Bank (2026). Poverty gap at $3.00 a day. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-poverty-gap-at-3-00-a-day (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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