Poverty & Inequality in Bhutan 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 9.0% 2022 down 81.4% 77th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2022 down 96.7% 97th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 111th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 101st Prosperity gap 1.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 51.3% 77th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2022 down 89.2% 79th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 14.2% 2022 down 41.8% 89th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 110th Population living in slums 44.7% 2022 down 15.6% 46th Income share held by second 20% 13.5% 2022 up 25.0% 20th Gini index 28.5 2022 down 26.5% 103rd Income share held by lowest 20% 8.8% 2022 up 31.3% 21st Income share held by lowest 10% 3.6% 2022 up 33.3% 20th Income share held by highest 10% 22.7% 2022 down 26.1% 107th Income share held by highest 20% 37.3% 2022 down 18.9% 103rd Income share held by fourth 20% 22.8% 2022 up 6.5% 23rd Income share held by third 20% 17.6% 2022 up 17.3% 15th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 8.8% 2022 down 28.5% 91st Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% 115th