Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Bhutan
Bhutan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Bhutan is 0.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Bhutan peaked at 41.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Bhutan ranks 97th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 23.5%, 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 reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Bhutan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Bhutan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.