Nepal

Country code: 
NPL
ISO2 code: 
NP
ISO3 code: 
NPL
WB Country Code: 
NP

World Bank's Multidimensional Poverty Measure

Description: 

The Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) seeks to understand poverty beyond just a monetary dimension by including access to education and basic infrastructure along with the monetary headcount ratio at the $1.90 poverty line. The World Bank’s measure takes inspiration and guidance from other prominent multidimensional measures, particularly the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) developed by UNDP and Oxford University but differs from them in one important aspect: it includes Monetary poverty (measured as having a daily consumption less than $1.90 in 2011 PPP) as one of the dimensions...

Type: 
Time Series

Global Gas Flaring Database

Description: 

The Global Gas Flaring Estimates are produced on an annual basis by the World Bank-managed Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), which comprises governments, oil companies, and international institutions working to end routine gas flaring at oil production sites around the world. GGFR, in partnership with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Colorado School of Mines, has developed global gas...

Type: 
Geospatial

Percent of firms identifying an inadequately educated workforce as a major constraint

Percent of firms identifying an inadequately educated workforce as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment. Source:World Bank, Enterprise Surveys Project(http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Data/ExploreTopics/workforce).

Percent of firms identifying customs and trade regulations as a major constraint

Percent of firms that identifying customs and trade regulations as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment. Source:World Bank, Enterprise Surveys Project(http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Data/ExploreTopics/trade).

Senior management time spent dealing with the requirements of government regulation (%)

Proportion of senior management’s time, in a typical week, that is spent dealing with the requirements imposed by government regulations (e.g. taxes, customs, labor regulations, licensing and registration, including dealings with officials, and completing forms). Source:World Bank, Enterprise Surveys Project(http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Data/ExploreTopics/regulations-and-taxes).