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 38.60%, a 5.3% decline from 2012.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2012 was 43.90%, a 17.4% decline from 2007.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2007 was 61.30%, a 11.5% decline from 2003.
- Bhutan poverty rate for 2003 was 72.80%, a 72.8% increase from .
| Bhutan Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2017 |
38.60% |
-5.30% |
| 2012 |
43.90% |
-17.40% |
| 2007 |
61.30% |
-11.50% |
| 2003 |
72.80% |
-11.50% |
