In 2017, poverty gap at $3.2 a day for Bhutan was 2.6 %. Between 2003 and 2017, poverty gap at $3.2 a day of Bhutan was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 15.2 % in 2003 to 2.6 % in 2017.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
Date | Value | Change, % |
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2017 | 2.6 | -23.53% |
2012 | 3.4 | -61.36% |
2007 | 8.8 | -42.11% |
2003 | 15.2 |