Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.007 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.007
World rank
115th
of 120 countries
All-time high
23.09
in 2003
All-time low
0.007
in 2022
Years of data
5
2003–2022
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bhutan is 0.007, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bhutan peaked at 23.09 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.007, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.56 | 12.03 | 23.09 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.13 | 2.61 | 3.65 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.38 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.278 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 34.37 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1231 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2858 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bhutan?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Bhutan was 0.007 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.09 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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