Income share held by highest 20% in Bhutan
Bhutan: Income share held by highest 20% was 37.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 20% in Bhutan is 37.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Bhutan peaked at 47.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 105th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income share held by highest 20% in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47.9% | — |
| 2007 | 45.1% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -16.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 37.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.1%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 37.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 39.0%, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 45.1% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 44.4% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.3% | 37.3% | 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 share held by highest 20% in Bhutan?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Bhutan was 37.3% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Bhutan ranks 105th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.