Gini coefficient in Bhutan
Bhutan: Gini coefficient was 0.2845 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.2845 for gini coefficient in 2022. 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, gini coefficient in Bhutan peaked at 0.409 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2845, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.278 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1231 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 34.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2858 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Bhutan?
- Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.409 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2845 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for gini coefficient?
- Bhutan ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient 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 Gini coefficient. 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.