Poverty & Inequality in Bhutan 86 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 unchanged 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 7.0% 22nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 10th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.46 live births per woman 2023 down 26.9% 180th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,552 kg per hectare 2024 up 9.1% 82nd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.9% 9th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year 2024 up 197.0% 59th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.38 2023 down 12.0% 142nd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% 2023 down 12.0% 142nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 43.2% 32nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.41 % change on previous year 2019 down 163.4% 160th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.278 2023 down 35.3% 100th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 34.4% 2023 up 10.9% 12th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1103 2023 down 14.6% 95th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1103 2023 down 14.6% 95th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1231 2023 down 13.9% 121st Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 113th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 103rd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2022 down 96.7% 99th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 9.0% 2022 down 81.4% 79th Prosperity gap 1.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 51.3% 79th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2858 2023 down 27.0% 74th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 112th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 14.2% 2022 down 41.8% 91st Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2022 down 89.2% 81st Population living in slums 44.7% 2022 down 15.6% 46th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.478 2023 up 16.9% 112th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.478 2023 up 16.9% 112th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.478 2023 up 16.9% 112th Proportion of population below international poverty line 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 122nd Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 41.3 2023 up 135.3% 132nd Income share held by second 20% 13.5% 2022 up 25.0% 20th Income share held by third 20% 17.6% 2022 up 17.3% 15th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.8% 2022 up 6.5% 25th Income share held by highest 20% 37.3% 2022 down 18.9% 105th Income share held by highest 10% 22.7% 2022 down 26.1% 109th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.6% 2022 up 33.3% 20th Income share held by lowest 20% 8.8% 2022 up 31.3% 21st Gini index 28.5 2022 down 26.5% 105th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 8.8% 2022 down 28.5% 93rd Total shortfall from extreme poverty 7,229 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 99.9% 115th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.0% 2022 down 99.9% 114th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.2742 2023 down 1.0% 66th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.3% 2023 down 3.6% 63rd Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 0.0% 2007 — 127th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.2845 2022 down 26.7% 104th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 54 people 2022 down 99.8% 115th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 652,896 people 2022 up 125.8% 112th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 30,237 people 2022 up 96.2% 103rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 88.7% 2022 down 7.2% 60th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 9.0% 2022 down 81.5% 76th Number of people living in extreme poverty 780,860 people 2022 up 13.0% 116th Page 1 of 2 Next →