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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Bhutan economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Bhutan best banks and safest banks are also available.
Bhutan’s geography plays an out-size role in its economic health.
USD 2.6 billion (2018, estimate)
Intl$ 7.8 billion (2018, estimate)
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
12.6% | 10.8% | 5.7% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 6.4% | 3.6% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | 2018* | ||
4% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 5.8% |
*Estimate
(2017 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
7.6% | 7.6% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
95.7% | 109.7% | 108% | 102.4% | 108.6% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
1.5% | -1.1% | -3.4% | -2% | -1.3% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated October 2019)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
-18.4 % (2018 estimate)
29.1% (2017)
0.003% (2018)
0.003% (2018)
Electricity (to india), ferrosilicon, cement, cardamom, calcium carbide, steel rods/bars, dolomite, gypsum
Fuel and lubricants, airplanes, machinery and parts, rice, motor vehicles
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD -6.7 million | USD -9.9 million | USD 5.9 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A
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N/A
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Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
89 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 103 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 91 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 78 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 53 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 94 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 111 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 15 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 30 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 29 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 168 out of 190 countries
World Bank - Doing Business 2019
N/A
(2019)
Ranking: 74 / Score: 62.9 (Moderately free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26% (includes foreign languages) (2005 est.)
Lamaistic Buddhist 75.3%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 22.1%, other 2.6% (2005 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
0.536 million | 0.564 million | 0.717 million | 0.791 million | 0.857 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
4% | 10% | 25% | 39% |
Total population: 64.9%
Male: 73.1%
Female: 55% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
3.0% (2012)
38.8 (2012)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Political Rights: 3
Civil Liberties: 4 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed 2.81% Mobile 87.03% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)