Wealth share of the richest 1% in Nepal
Nepal: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Nepal stood at 24.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Nepal peaked at 25.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1980.
Nepal ranks 157th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 22.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 23.8% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.4% | 24.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Nepal?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Nepal was 24.4% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Nepal ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.