Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2858 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bhutan, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Bhutan stood at 0.2858. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Bhutan peaked at 0.3913 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2858, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3873 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3873 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3913 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3913 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3913 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3913 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3913 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3796 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3796 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3796 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3796 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3796 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2858 | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2858 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.2858 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.2858 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3393, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.387 | 0.3796 | 0.3913 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3327 | 0.2858 | 0.3796 | 4 |
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: atkinson index in Bhutan?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Bhutan was 0.2858 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3913 in 2012.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2858 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.