Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 16.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 16.4% for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bhutan peaked at 82.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 82.8% | — |
| 2007 | 74.8% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -69.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 74.8% | 82.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 53.0% | 59.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 71 Dominican Republic 20.1% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.7% compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 19.0%
- 75 Costa Rica 14.8% compare
- 76 Serbia 12.6% compare
- 77 Russia 9.3% 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bhutan?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bhutan was 16.4% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.