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Bhutan

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$33,823
GDP (2031)
$6.2B
GDP growth (2031)
5.6% ↓
Inflation (2031)
4.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
3.2% ↓
Population (2031)
819.0K
Population growth (2031)
0.7% →
Gini index (2022)
28.5
Government debt (2031)
124.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-18.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$2.8M
Life expectancy (2024)
73.3 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.4% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
91.3%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
99.8/100
Trade openness (2024)
79.4% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
87.16/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$1.2B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
124.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-18.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$2.8M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2022)
0.28
Assessment
Low inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2022)
0.07/1k
Tax revenue (2020)
12.3% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
53.2% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
39.9
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
24.6
ICT service exports (2024)
0.5%
Goods and services tax (2020)
6.6%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $6.2B $33,823 5.6% 4.0% - 819.0K - 124.0% -18.4% - - - - -
2030 * $5.7B $28,942 6.4% 4.0% - 813.0K - 131.0% -19.8% - - - - -
2029 * $5.2B $26,475 7.2% 4.0% - 807.0K - 136.9% -20.6% - - - - -
2028 * $4.7B $24,077 5.8% 4.0% - 800.0K - 122.4% -21.7% - - - - -
2027 * $4.2B $22,201 6.3% 4.2% - 794.0K - 122.9% -21.9% - - - - -
2026 * $3.9B $20,502 7.5% 4.0% - 792.0K - 120.3% -19.3% - - - - -
2025 $3.5B $19,594 7.1% 2.6% 3.2% 791.0K - 103.6% -18.9% - - - - 87.16
2024 $3.1B $17,762 6.1% 4.3% 3.3% 789.0K - 108.7% -20.4% $2.8M 73.3 - 91.3% 83.67
2023 $2.9B $16,229 4.9% 4.5% 3.5% 784.0K - 117.2% -35.0% $10.2M 73.0 4.4% 90.0% 82.60
2022 $2.9B $15,061 4.8% 5.9% 5.9% 778.0K 28.5 119.9% -29.5% $8.4M 72.8 3.9% 88.4% 78.60
2021 $2.6B $13,459 -3.3% 8.2% 4.8% 773.0K - 124.5% -11.2% $6.8M 72.5 4.8% 85.6% 73.92
2020 $2.6B $12,475 -2.5% 3.0% 5.0% 767.0K - 116.0% -14.8% -$2.8M 72.3 4.1% 76.9% 74.10
2019 $2.6B $12,909 4.6% 2.8% 2.7% 762.0K - 100.8% -19.2% $13.0M 72.0 3.4% 74.2% 70.42
2018 $2.7B $11,970 2.8% 3.6% 3.4% 757.0K - 103.4% -17.4% $2.6M 71.7 3.1% 63.5% 68.39
2017 $2.5B $11,677 5.2% 4.3% 3.1% 751.0K 37.4 104.1% -22.0% -$16.6M 71.4 3.1% 54.3% 65.12
2016 $2.3B $11,273 7.6% 3.3% 2.1% 744.0K - 103.0% -29.0% $11.9M 71.1 3.3% 46.5% 67.20
2015 $2.2B $10,214 6.3% 6.7% 2.5% 737.0K - 90.2% -25.5% $6.5M 70.8 3.4% 39.8% 64.15
2014 $2.0B $9,323 3.8% 9.6% 2.6% 729.0K - 89.8% -25.0% $23.5M 70.5 3.2% 30.3% 61.03
2013 $2.0B $8,667 3.4% 8.1% 2.9% 721.0K - 87.4% -23.5% $20.4M 70.2 3.4% 22.4% 58.60
2012 $2.0B $8,577 6.8% 10.1% 2.1% 713.0K 38.8 71.5% -19.7% $24.4M 69.8 3.3% 15.6% 53.44
2011 $1.9B $7,935 10.5% 8.6% 3.1% 706.0K - 62.3% -35.1% $31.1M 69.3 3.0% 14.4% 46.67
2010 $1.5B $7,246 10.3% 4.8% 3.3% 698.0K - 55.8% -20.8% $75.3M 68.8 3.3% 13.6% 45.73
2009 $1.3B $6,466 6.1% 7.1% 4.0% 690.0K - 61.0% -6.0% $18.3M 68.2 3.3% 7.2% 48.41
2008 $1.4B $6,035 9.9% 6.3% 3.9% 682.0K - 60.6% -8.2% $3.1M 67.7 3.2% 6.6% 43.51
2007 $1.1B $5,729 11.0% 5.2% 3.7% 675.0K 38.1 67.3% 7.8% $73.9M 67.2 3.8% 5.9% 41.35
2006 $876.0M $4,860 6.3% 4.9% 3.2% 666.0K - 80.1% -4.3% $6.1M 66.5 4.1% 4.5% 45.31
2005 $818.0M $4,523 6.1% 4.8% 3.1% 656.0K - 80.8% -28.8% $6.2M 65.9 3.8% 3.9% 44.10
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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