Sabina Alkire

New Capabilities

Co-developer of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index

Nepal cut its multidimensional poverty rate from 30.1% in 2014 to 13.9% in 2024/25 — halving, in a decade, the share of people who lack basic health care, schooling, and living standards. The latest Global Multidimensional Poverty Index from UNDP and OPHI counts 4.11 million Nepalis in poverty, down from 8.32 million.

Updated Oct 14

Money Moves

Co-developer of the global MPI

For the first time since the index launched in 2010, the number of people living in multidimensional poverty has risen. The 2026 update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index counts 1.2 billion people as poor, 51.5 million more than the previous update.

Updated Oct 12