Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 8.99 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
8.99
World rank
76th
of 120 countries
All-time high
76.11
in 2003
All-time low
8.99
in 2022
Years of data
5
2003–2022
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 8.99 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Bhutan peaked at 76.11 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.99, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 76th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 76.11 | — |
| 2007 | 65.1 | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 48.53 | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 42.54 | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 8.99 | -78.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.61 | 65.1 | 76.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.54 | 42.54 | 48.53 | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.99 | 8.99 | 8.99 | 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 12.38 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.41 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.278 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Bhutan?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Bhutan was 8.99 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.11 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.99 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Bhutan ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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