Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bhutan stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 69.6% 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 57th out of 148 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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% | 3 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.278 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 34.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1231 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2858 (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 0.4% in 2022, 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 57th out of 148 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. 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)