Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 34.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
34.4%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
12th
of 184 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 2006
All-time low
21.3%
in 1988
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bhutan, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 34.4% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bhutan peaked at 42.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1988.
Bhutan ranks 12th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.4% | — |
| 1971 | 27.8% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 28.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 28.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 29.5% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 28.3% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 27.4% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 32.7% | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 26.0% | -20.6% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 30.2% | +19.8% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 24.3% | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 27.4% | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 27.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 21.3% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 22.3% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 33.6% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 27.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.4% | 36.5% | 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 government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bhutan?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bhutan was 34.4% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1988.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bhutan ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.