
Bhutan: Poverty ratio
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| Bhutan |
Poverty, percent of population |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 12.40 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2022 - 2022 |
| Average | 12.40 |
| Min - Max | 12.40 - 12.40 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2022 is 12.4 percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 23.91 percent, based on data from 52 countries. Historically, the average for Bhutan from 2022 to 2022 is 12.4 percent. The minimum value, 12.4 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 12.4 percent was recorded in 2022.
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The value of that indicator for 2022 is 12.4 percent.
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| Recent values | Bhutan: Poverty ratio |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.40 |
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.
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| Gini inequality index | 28.50 | 2022 | index points |
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| Poverty at 1.90 USD per day | 0.00 | 2022 | percent |
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| Top 10 percent income share | 22.70 | 2022 | percent |