Historical dataset showing Bhutan poverty rate by year from 2003 to 2022.

Poverty rate of Bhutan plummeted by 73.29% from 8.2 % in 2007 to 2.2 % in 2012. Since the 53.96% drop in 2007, poverty rate sank by 73.29% in 2012. Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.

Bhutan BT: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 0.200 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.400 % for 2012. Bhutan BT: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.300 % in 2003 and a record low of 0.200 % in 2017. Bhutan BT: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 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. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Poverty ratio at $1.9 a day of Bhutan plummeted by 31.82% from 2.2 % in 2012 to 1.5 % in 2017. Since the 53.93% drop in 2007, poverty ratio at $1.9 a day sank by 81.71% in 2017. Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 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 BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 1.800 % in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.700 % for 2007. Bhutan BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.750 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2012, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.800 % in 2012 and a record low of 1.700 % in 2007. Bhutan BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

Poverty ratio at $3.2 a day of Bhutan sank by 17.01% from 14.7 % in 2012 to 12.2 % in 2017. Since the 32.45% slump in 2007, poverty ratio at $3.2 a day plummeted by 60.13% in 2017. Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 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 BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 38.900 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 44.300 % for 2012. Bhutan BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 52.950 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.000 % in 2003 and a record low of 38.900 % in 2017. Bhutan BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. 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.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Poverty ratio at $5.5 a day of Bhutan slumped by 12.19% from 44.3 % in 2012 to 38.9 % in 2017. Since the 15.62% drop in 2007, poverty ratio at $5.5 a day sank by 36.85% in 2017. 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 BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 12.400 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.200 % for 2017. Bhutan BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 12.400 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2022, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.700 % in 2003 and a record low of 8.200 % in 2017. Bhutan BT: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. 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.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.;;This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

The index provides the only comprehensive measure available for non-income poverty, which has become a critical underpinning of the SDGs. Critically the MPI comprises variables that are already reported under the Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) and Multi-Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) The resources subnational multidimensional poverty data from the data tables published by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford. The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures multidimensional poverty in over 100 developing countries, using internationally comparable datasets and is updated annually. The measure captures the severe deprivations that each person faces at the same time using information from 10 indicators, which are grouped into three equally weighted dimensions: health, education, and living standards. The global MPI methodology is detailed in Alkire, Kanagaratnam & Suppa (2023)

Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 60% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: % data was reported at 1.630 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.760 % for 2012. Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 60% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: % data is updated yearly, averaging 0.965 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.630 % in 2017 and a record low of 0.760 % in 2012. Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 60% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. This indicator shows the fraction of a country’s population experiencing out-of-pocket health impoverishing expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the 60% median consumption but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).;Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection);Weighted average;This indicator is related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

2.2 (%) in 2012. Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.

Poverty gap at $1.9 a day of Bhutan plummeted by 50.00% from 0.4 % in 2012 to 0.2 % in 2017. Since the 51.52% drop in 2007, poverty gap at $1.9 a day sank by 87.50% in 2017. Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 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. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

The main purpose of Agricultural Typology is to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth and food security in vulnerable regions by supporting the scaling of proven innovations in the agri-food sector. Since the objective of the typology is to systematize the way in which analytical information is presented, it is necessary to specify the criteria used to group the estimates for agricultural potential, agricultural efficiency, and poverty into classes or types. While there are several ways of choosing such criteria depending on specific user needs, the common idea behind this typology approach is based on the Priority, Agricultural potential, Agricultural efficiency components.

The Priority component portrays a region’s degree of urgency for investments in development, measured in terms of the wellbeing of the local population and the ultimate target beneficiaries of agricultural innovation efforts. In this analysis, poverty rates have been used as the preferred measure of regional welfare, because of their availability and consistent measurement.

Abstract

The sample size of the BLSS 2007 was more than that of the BLSS 2003, largely to enable estimation of poverty statistics at the Dzongkhag (District) level. The BLSS gathered data on household consumption expenditure, and as such, provides a means of assessing the level of poverty and well-being in Bhutan. Apart from collecting consumption expenditure data, the BLSS also collected data on (a) demographic characteristics of household members, (b) household assets and remittances, housing, access to public facilities and services, (c) education, employment, health of household members, and, (d) prices of commodities.

The information collected in the survey will enable the Royal Government of Bhutan to look into the levels and trends of poverty, assess the effectiveness of its policies and programmes meant to improve the living conditions of different sections of the population, and identify what assistance the poor need to help them exit from poverty.

The broad objective of the BLSS 2007 was to collect detailed information about the economic and social conditions of households in Bhutan. Besides, the survey also addressed the following specific objectives: - to gather data on household consumption expenditure and related information affecting levels of, patterns of, and inequalities in living standards across different socio-economic groups, geographic areas, rural and urban areas, etc., in the country; - to provide benchmark information for updating weights required in the estimation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI); - to provide useful inputs for the compilation of national accounts of the household sector; - to serve as basic data source in the estimation of the poverty profile for the country and in monitoring various poverty and related indicators that would suggest how Bhutan fares in achieving the Millennium Development Goals; and, - to provide the Government with a better reference point for basic data for socio-economic policy planning, particularly the formation of future poverty reduction policies and strategies especially in the Tenth Five Year Plan.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

• Households
• Individuals

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The BLSS 2007 was designed to generate some statistical indicators for all the twenty Dzongkhags (Districts) in the country. The survey collected information from 10,000 households selected by circular systematic sampling. The determination of the sample size for the BLSS 2007 was worked out by analyzing poverty indicators. In particular, the Bhutan Poverty Analysis Report (PAR) 2004 suggested that a minimum size of 10,000 households would require for the BLSS to get reliable estimates at the Dzongkhag level.

Note: See detailed sampling design information in the BLSS 2007 report which is presented in this documentation.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Three Main sets of Questionnaires/schedules were used for the BLSS 2007, two for the listing of households for the sample selection (one each for urban and rural) and the other for the collection of data on household consumption expenditure, prices and other socio-economic variables. The main household questionnaire for the collection of Living Standard data was divided into ten homogenous sections, called blocks. Each block collected detailed information for a specific subject/topic of interest. Some of the blocks were further divided into sub-blocks according to the nature of the topic covered.

Response rate

There were non-responses despite the best efforts made by the field enumerators and supervisors. A household was treated as non-response after three revisits. The overall response rate was 97.98 percent with 98.07 percent and 97.94 percent for urban and rural areas respectively. Some of the main reasons reported by the field staff for non-response were failure to establish contact with any adult family member in the household in spite of at least three attempts. This was found common in both urban and rural areas. In some cases living quarters were locked, or three were some communication disabilities. There were some rare cases of refusal to cooperate particularly on the urban areas. In most of the cases, the concerned supervisor made sincere efforts to convince the head of the household by explaining the merits of survey results at the end.

Note: See summarized response rate in Table 1.2 in the BLSS report which is provided in this documentation.

Bhutan BT: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data was reported at 5.800 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.400 % for 2012. Bhutan BT: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data is updated yearly, averaging 9.100 % from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2017, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.400 % in 2012 and a record low of 5.800 % in 2017. Bhutan BT: Multidimensional Poverty Headcount Ratio: % of total population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. ;Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT;;

Abstract

Bhutan Living Standards Survey (BLSS) 2012 gathered data on household consumption expenditure, and thereby provided a means of assessing the level of poverty and well-being in Bhutan. It also collected data on the demographic characteristics of household members, household assets, credit and income, remittances, housing, access to public facilities and services, education, employment, health of household members, and prices of commodities. An additional module pertained to social capital and questions on happiness and selfrated poverty.

The survey was done to collect comprehensive socioeconomic information for use in updating the poverty profile of the country and monitoring poverty–related indicators, assessing the 10th Five-Year Plan and planning socioeconomic policy for the 11th Five-Year Plan, and updating weights required for the estimation of the consumer price index.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

• Household
• Individual
• Consumption expenditure item/ product

Universe

The survey population coverage included all households in the country except (a) diplomatic and expatriates households; (b) institutional households, i.e., residents of hotels, boarding and lodging houses, monasteries, nunneries, school hostels, orphanages, rescue homes, and under trials in jails and indoor patients of hospitals; and, (c) barracks of military and paramilitary forces, including the police.

A person not of Bhutanese nationality who has been residing in Bhutan for at least 6 months. The household of a non-Bhutanese resident who is an employee of the government or of private enterprises in Bhutan is not considered an expatriate household and is included in BLSS 2012.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The selection of sample households for BLSS 2012 was based on two mutually exclusive sampling frames for the rural and urban areas. Household counts for the 2005 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB 2005) at the chiwog (village) level, updated after more recent listing activities, e.g., those for the Bhutan Multiple Indicator Survey, were used in constructing the sampling frame of primary sampling units (PSUs) for rural areas. Urban block counts from PHCB 2005, which were greatly supplemented by the NSB's household listing operations in the most densely populated urban areas in December 2011-February 2012, became the basis for the sampling frame of PSUs for the urban areas.

(Refer Section 1.3 (Survey Methodology and Sampling Design) in the final report for detail sampling design information)

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Three main sets of schedules were used in BLSS 2012. Two sets of schedules were used in listing households for sample selection (one urban and one rural). The third set of schedules comprised the household questionnaire with 12 sections, called “blocks,” for the collection of data on household consumption expenditure, prices, and other socioeconomic variables. Each block of the questionnaire collected detailed information on a specific subject. Some blocks were further divided into subblocks according to the nature of the topic covered.

Cleaning operations

CSPro version 3.2 software was used in designing the data entry application. Twenty temporary data coders entered the data into the computer under the close supervision of NSB programmers. Computer editing, validation, and cleaning went through several stages.

Response rate

There were nonresponses despite the best efforts of the field enumerators and supervisors. After three unproductive revisits, a household was treated as unresponsive. The response rate was 93.1% overall, 91.6% for urban areas, and 94.8% for rural areas. In Reserbu town (Trashigang, urban) and Kanaldang town (Pema Gatshel, urban), both of which were included in the original sampling frame, the response rates were zero.

A major reason for nonresponse, common in both urban and rural areas according to the field staff, was failure to establish contact with any adult member of the household even after at least three attempts. Some living quarters were locked or the survey teams encountered communication problems. In rare cases, households refused to cooperate, particularly in the urban areas. When this happened, the supervisors concerned made serious efforts to obtain participation in the survey by explaining its merits to the heads of households and assuring them that the data collected and their household status would remain confidential.

(Refer Table 1.4 in the final report, response rates by urban/rural)

Bhutan BT: Increase in Poverty Gap at $1.90: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data was reported at 0.007 USD in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.007 USD for 2012. Bhutan BT: Increase in Poverty Gap at $1.90: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data is updated yearly, averaging 0.325 USD from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.086 USD in 2007 and a record low of 0.007 USD in 2017. Bhutan BT: Increase in Poverty Gap at $1.90: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bhutan – Table BT.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Increase in poverty gap at $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line due to out-of-pocket health care expenditure, expressed in US dollars (2011 PPP). The poverty gap increase due to out-of-pocket health spending is one way to measure how much out-of-pocket health spending pushes people below or further below the poverty line (the difference in the poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending being included or excluded from the measure of household welfare). This difference corresponds to the total out-of-pocket health spending for households that are already below the poverty line, to the amount that exceeds the shortfall between the poverty line and total consumption for households that are impoverished by out-of-pocket health spending and to zero for households whose consumption is above the poverty line after accounting for out-of-pocket health spending.; ; World Health Organization and World Bank. 2019. Global Monitoring Report on Financial Protection in Health 2019.; Weighted average;

Abstract

The World Bank Group is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Bhutan or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Country Assessment Survey is meant to give the World Bank Group's team that works in Bhutan, greater insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank Group uses to assess the views of its critical stakeholders. With this understanding, the World Bank Group hopes to develop more effective strategies, outreach and programs that support development in Bhutan. The World Bank Group commissioned an independent consultant to oversee the logistics of this effort in Bhutan.

The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Bhutan perceive the World Bank Group; - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Bhutan regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in Bhutan; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank Group in Bhutan; · Overall impressions of the World Bank Group's effectiveness and results, project/program related issues, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Bhutan; and · Perceptions of the World Bank Group's future role in Bhutan. - Use data to help inform Bhutan country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Stakeholders of the World Bank in Bhutan

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In May and June 2013, 205 stakeholders of the World Bank in Bhutan were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from among the office of the Prime Minister; the office of a Minister; the office of a Parliamentarian; employees of a ministry, ministerial department, or implementation agency; consultants/contractors working on World Bank Group-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials or staff; bilateral agencies; multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community-based organizations (CBOs); the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; and the judiciary branch.

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of 9 Sections:

A. General Issues Facing Bhutan: Respondents were asked to indicate whether Bhutan is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three most important development priorities, which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in Bhutan, and how to best achieve "shared prosperity".

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group: Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank Group (WBG), the effectiveness of the WBG, as well as the World Bank and IFC, staff preparedness to help Bhutan solve its development challenges, how well the parts of the WBG collaborate in Bhutan, the alignment of the WBG's program with Bhutan's program, the extent to which the WBG should seek to influence the global development agenda, their agreement with various statements regarding the WBG's work, and the extent to which the WBG is an effective development partner. Respondents were also asked to indicate the sectoral areas on which the WBG should focus its resources, the WBG's greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, the most effective instruments in helping to reduce poverty in Bhutan, with which stakeholder groups the WBG should collaborate more, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.

C. World Bank Group Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the WBG's work helps achieve development results in Bhutan, the extent to which the WBG meets Bhutan's needs for knowledge services, the extent to which IDA and IFC meet Bhutan's needs for knowledge services, the extent to which the WBG meets Bhutan's needs for financial instruments, the extent to which IDA and IFC meet Bhutan's needs for mobilizing financial resources, and the WBG's level of effectiveness across thirty-two development areas, such as social protection.

D. The World Bank Group's Knowledge Work and Activities: Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult WBG knowledge work and activities, the areas on which the WBG should focus its knowledge work and activities, and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the WBG's knowledge work and activities.

E. Working with the World Bank Group: Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the WBG, such as working with the WBG increasing Bhutan's institutional capacity.

F. Project/Program Related Issues: Respondents were asked to rate their agreement with statements regarding the WBG's support to the urban and rural sectors in Bhutan, the WBG's development policy credit program, and the WBG's move to a programmatic approach.

G. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Bhutan: Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the WBG should play in Bhutan's development in the near future and how important a role the World Bank and IFC will play in helping Bhutan achieve its economic and social development goals. Respondents were also asked to indicate what the WBG should do to make itself of greater value in Bhutan.

H. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the WBG, their Internet access, and their usage and evaluation of the WBG's website. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the WBG's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the WBG, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the WBG as a result of the Bank's Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked about their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the WBG and that the WBG is responsive to information requests.

I. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the WBG, their exposure to the WBG in Bhutan, with which WBG agencies they primarily work, and geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 132 stakeholders participated in the country survey (64% response rate).

Urban poverty rate of Bhutan surged by 5.88% from 1.7 % in 2007 to 1.8 % in 2012. Since the 5.88% surge in 2012, urban poverty rate remained constant by 0.00% in 2012. Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.