Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp was 0.0057 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0057
World rank
110th
of 119 countries
All-time high
17.76
in 2003
All-time low
0.0057
in 2022
Years of data
5
2003–2022
Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Bhutan stood at 0.0057. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Bhutan peaked at 17.76 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0057, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 110th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.76 | — |
| 2007 | 8.18 | -54.0% |
| 2012 | 2.18 | -73.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 | -99.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.97 | 8.18 | 17.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.54 | 2.18 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 | 0.0057 | 0.0057 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 107 Russian Federation 0.0103 compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 0.0098 compare
- 109 Thailand 0.0082 compare
- 111 Cyprus 0.0053 compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 0
- 112 Belarus 0 compare
- 112 China 0 compare
- 112 Iceland 0 compare
- 112 Malaysia 0 compare
- 112 Slovenia 0 compare
- 112 Republic of Korea 0 compare
- 112 Taiwan, China 0 compare
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 of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Bhutan?
- Share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp in Bhutan was 0.0057 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.76 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp?
- Bhutan ranks 110th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. 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 of population in extreme poverty 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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