Economic Trivia

Agriculture is the livelihood for 55.4% of Bhutan's population.

Trade Source: United Nations Comtrade
Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports.

Top 3 Trade Partners (2012): India, South Korea, and Bangladesh
Top 3 Exported Goods (2012): Iron & Steel, Oil & Mineral Fuels, and Natural Minerals & Stone

Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook

Cement; Wood Products; Processed Fruits; Alcoholic Beverages

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]

GDP, PPP (current international) $9,358,104,561 (2021)
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) 4.088% (2021)
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) $12,036 (2021)
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GDP Country Rank 161/197 (2021)

GDP Composition %

Note: GDP composition percentage may exceed 100. Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures and is also reported separately because it plays a critical role in many economies.

Economic Indicators [1]

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 5.639% (2022)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) $3,069,446,355 (2021)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) 35.3% (2019)
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) 8.879% (2021)
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 5.858% (2021)
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) ($852,582,915) (2022)
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Labor and Employment [1]

Labor Force, Total 376,933 (2022)
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) 55.993% (2021)
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) 10.127% (2021)
Employment in Services (% of total employment) 33.88% (2021)
Unemployment Rate 3.604% (2022)
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Trade [1]

Imports of goods and services (current US$) $1,339,262,955 (2021)
Exports of goods and services (current US$) $808,222,299 (2021)
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 97.512% (2022)
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) $9,670,493 (2022)
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) $20,116,300 (2022)
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Economic Snapshot [1]

Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.

How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Bhutan’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.

Due to unavailable data the following indicators have been omitted:
  • Exports
  • FDI, net inflows
  • GDP Growth Rate
  • GDP Per Capita
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment

Sources

  1. The World Bank