Gender Development Index (GDI) in Nepal
Nepal: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.885 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.885
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
153rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.918
in 2015
All-time low
0.666
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Gender Development Index in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Nepal is 0.885, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Nepal peaked at 0.918 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.666, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 153rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.666 | — |
| 1991 | 0.686 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.695 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.714 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.731 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.745 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.771 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.772 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.785 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.777 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.804 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.817 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.831 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.855 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.85 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.857 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.865 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.87 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.879 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.881 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.899 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.905 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.908 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.912 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.916 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.918 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.903 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.866 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.883 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.888 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.884 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.885 | +0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.885 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.885 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.9305, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7342 | 0.666 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8509 | 0.804 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8998 | 0.866 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8843 | 0.884 | 0.885 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 150 Uganda 0.899 compare
- 151 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.891 compare
- 152 Nigeria 0.886 compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.885 compare
- 155 Egypt 0.884 compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 0.881 compare
- 156 Algeria 0.881 compare
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Nepal?
- Gender development index in Nepal was 0.885 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.666 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for gender development index?
- Nepal ranks 153rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.