Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal

Nepal: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 86.6 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
86.6
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
12th
of 134 countries
All-time high
97
in 2010
All-time low
86.6
in 2022
Years of data
18
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal, 2003–2022

0204060801002003201220222003: 96.52004: 96.22005: 96.22007: 95.22008: 95.12009: 94.12010: 972011: 972012: 96.52013: 96.22015: 95.22016: 94.42017: 94.52018: 93.32019: 91.32020: 90.62021: 88.62022: 86.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal stood at 86.6. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal peaked at 97 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 86.6, in 2022.

That places Nepal 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.55 94.1 96.5 6
2010s 95.04 91.3 97 9
2020s 88.6 86.6 90.6 3

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 9 Central African Republic 89.3 compare
  2. 10 Uganda 88.5 compare
  3. 11 Timor-Leste 87.2 compare
  4. 13 Yemen 86.5 compare
  5. 14 Chad 83.7 compare
  6. 15 Mali 82.5 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places β†’

More reference data data for Nepal

All data for Nepal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Nepal was 86.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 97 in 2010.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 86.6 in 2022.
How does Nepal rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Nepal ranks 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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