Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bhutan
Bhutan: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bhutan, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2022, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bhutan stood at 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bhutan peaked at 35.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2022.
That places Bhutan 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.19 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 35.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2020s | 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
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- 116 Czechia 0 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 116 Slovenia 0 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.278 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1231 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 34.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2858 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bhutan?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bhutan was 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2003.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Bhutan ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.