Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bhutan
Bhutan: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 4.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bhutan is 4.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bhutan peaked at 6.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.8% | — |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 83 Burkina Faso 4.2% compare
- 84 Guinea 4.1% compare
- 85 Mongolia 4.1% compare
- 87 Mali 4.0% compare
- 88 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.9% compare
- 89 Philippines 3.8% 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bhutan?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Bhutan was 4.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Bhutan ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.