Bhutan Poverty Rate 2003-2024
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2022 was 8.40%, a 31.1% decline from 2017.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2017 was 39.50%, a 5.4% decline from 2012.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2012 was 44.90%, a 17.4% decline from 2007.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2007 was 62.30%, a 11% decline from 2003.
| Bhutan Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2022 |
8.40% |
-31.10% |
| 2017 |
39.50% |
-5.40% |
| 2012 |
44.90% |
-17.40% |
| 2007 |
62.30% |
-11.00% |
| 2003 |
73.30% |
-11.00% |
