Asian Development Bank and Nepal: Fact Sheet
Asian Development Bank | April 2010
Abstract
Updated yearly, this ADB Fact Sheet provides social and economic indicators on the Nepal as well as concise information on ADB's operations in the country and contact information. Nepal has made slow, but steady, progress in reducing poverty in the past decade, with poverty incidence estimated to have declined to 31% in 2004, from 42% in 1996. Social and human development indicators, such as life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality rates, and adult literacy, have all improved, and despite a decade-long conflict, the country has made notable progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Nevertheless, Nepal remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with per capita income of $447 per annum, wide income disparities, and poor access by a large section of the population to basic social services. Nepal is on track to achieve the MDG targets of improving poverty incidence, gender disparity in primary and secondary education, child mortality, and maternal health by 2015. However, despite some improvements, achieving the targets in primary education, HIV/AIDS, and sustainable access to improved sanitation may be difficult. Nepal continues to face formidable development challenges. Delivering services and fostering economic activity in a landlocked country with rugged topography is difficult and costly. About 80% of Nepal’s population still lives in rural areas, and the country is characterized by small landholdings, rapid population growth, and a fragile ecology, resulting in chronic poverty in many parts of the country. In addition, the political transition that Nepal is currently undergoing is proving to be arduous, weakening the country’s focus on reform and development agenda.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2010. Asian Development Bank and Nepal: Fact Sheet. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5744.Keywords
Alleviating Poverty
Anti-Poverty
Extreme Poverty
Fight Against Poverty
Global Poverty
Health Aspects Of Poverty
Indicators Of Poverty
Participatory Poverty Assessment
Poverty Eradication
Poverty Analysis
Poverty In Developing Countries
Poverty Reduction Efforts
Urban Poverty
Results-Based Monitoring And Evaluation
Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Performance Evaluation
Impact Evaluation Reports
Evaluation Criteria
Development Indicators
Environmental Indicators
Economic Indicators
Educational Indicators
Demographic Indicators
Health Indicators
Disadvantaged Groups
Low Income Groups
Socially Disadvantaged Children
Rural Conditions
Rural Development
Social Conditions
Urban Development
Urban Sociology
Project finance
Resources evaluation
Needs assessment
Cost benefit analysis
Poor
Economic forecasting
Health expectancy
Social groups
Political participation
Distribution of income
Inequality of income
Developing countries
Rural community development
Mass society
Social change
Social policy
Social stability
Population
Sustainable development
Peasantry
Urban policy
Urban renewal
Results mapping
Risk assessment
Participatory monitoring and evaluation
Cost effectiveness
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