Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan peaked at 1.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Bhutan 63rd out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -73.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -36.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +764.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +93.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -76.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +154.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +78.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -30.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 3.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +764.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan was 0.3% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Bhutan ranks 63rd out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).