Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan

Bhutan: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 10.6 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.6
Change on year
down 29.8%
World rank
73rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
56.9
in 2008
All-time low
10.6
in 2022
Years of data
16
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan, 2003–2022

1020304050602003201220222003: 50.22004: 412005: 41.22006: 33.42007: 51.72008: 56.92011: 47.62012: 50.52013: 28.62014: 32.52015: 28.82017: 26.72019: 25.52020: 142021: 15.12022: 10.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 10.6 for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan peaked at 56.9 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.6, in 2022.

Bhutan ranks 73rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 50.2
2004 41 -18.3%
2005 41.2 +0.5%
2006 33.4 -18.9%
2007 51.7 +54.8%
2008 56.9 +10.1%
2011 47.6 -16.3%
2012 50.5 +6.1%
2013 28.6 -43.4%
2014 32.5 +13.6%
2015 28.8 -11.4%
2017 26.7 -7.3%
2019 25.5 -4.5%
2020 14 -45.1%
2021 15.1 +7.9%
2022 10.6 -29.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.73 33.4 56.9 6
2010s 34.31 25.5 50.5 7
2020s 13.23 10.6 15.1 3

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 70 El Salvador 12.9 compare
  2. 71 Latvia 11.8 compare
  3. 72 Peru 10.7 compare
  4. 74 Costa Rica 10.4 compare
  5. 75 Samoa 10 compare
  6. 76 Thailand 8.3 compare
  7. 76 Tunisia 8.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Bhutan was 10.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 56.9 in 2008.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6 in 2022.
How does Bhutan rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Bhutan ranks 73rd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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