Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Bhutan
Bhutan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 16.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Bhutan is 16.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Bhutan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6061 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.67 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.97 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 225.79 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Bhutan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. 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.