Income share held by lowest 20% in Bhutan
Bhutan: Income share held by lowest 20% was 8.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 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 lowest 20% in Bhutan is 8.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Bhutan peaked at 8.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2003.
That places Bhutan 21st out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.46 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,552 (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 revenues vs income inequality 12.38 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.41 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.278 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Bhutan?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Bhutan was 8.8% 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 lowest 20% recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Bhutan ranks 21st out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 lowest 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.