Bhutan Poverty Rate 2003-2021
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 2017 was 38.90%, a 5.4% decline from 2012.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2012 was 44.30%, a 17.3% decline from 2007.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2007 was 61.60%, a 11.4% decline from 2003.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2003 was 73.00%, a 73% increase from .
| Bhutan Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2017 |
38.90% |
-5.40% |
| 2012 |
44.30% |
-17.30% |
| 2007 |
61.60% |
-11.40% |
| 2003 |
73.00% |
-11.40% |
