Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.2845 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.2845. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.409 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2845, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 104th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.409 | — |
| 2007 | 0.3809 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3881 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3744 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2845 | -24.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.2845 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.2845 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3002, 95% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3949 | 0.3809 | 0.409 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3813 | 0.3744 | 0.3881 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2845 | 0.2845 | 0.2845 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,552 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.38 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan was 0.2845 in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.409 in 2003.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2845 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.