Daily cost of a healthy diet in Bhutan
Bhutan: Daily cost of a healthy diet was 5.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily cost of a healthy diet in Bhutan, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.
Analysis
In 2024, daily cost of a healthy diet in Bhutan stood at 5.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 14th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 11 Suriname 6.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 13 Jamaica 6.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 5.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 16 Brunei 5.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 17 Grenada 5.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily cost of a healthy diet in Bhutan?
- Daily cost of a healthy diet in Bhutan was 5.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for daily cost of a healthy diet?
- Bhutan ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily cost of a healthy diet rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.