Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bhutan
Bhutan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 88.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 88.7% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bhutan peaked at 98.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 60th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98.4% | — |
| 2007 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -6.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 88.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 88.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 98.8%, 90% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 94.7% | 95.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 57 El Salvador 90.5% compare
- 58 Jordan 89.5% compare
- 59 China 89.0% compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 88.4% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 88.4% compare
- 63 Belarus 87.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bhutan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Bhutan was 88.7% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Bhutan ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.