Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bhutan stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bhutan peaked at 41.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.6% | — |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -54.9% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -95.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.5%, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.5%, 4% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 26.8% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bhutan?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Bhutan was 0.4% 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.