The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Bhutan
Bhutan: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Bhutan is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Bhutan peaked at 23.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.1% | — |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -47.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -69.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -99.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 12.0% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Bhutan?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Bhutan was 0.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. 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 The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.