Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bhutan
Bhutan: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bhutan, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Bhutan stood at 23.9%.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Bhutan peaked at 27.5% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2017.
That places Bhutan 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5% | 27.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 170 Pakistan 24.0% compare
- 171 Tajikistan 23.9% compare
- 172 Macao 23.9% compare
- 174 Bangladesh 23.9% compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 23.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Bhutan?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bhutan was 23.9% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1982.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Bhutan ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.