Economy

Bhutan

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GDP per capita19702023
2001.11K2.02K2.92K3.83K19702023
Source: World Bank WDI
Private credit (% of GDP)19832020
2.6219.937.254.471.719832020
Source: WB GFDD
IndicatorValue
GDP (nominal)3,010,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
GDP (PPP)12,800,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
GDP growth4.63 %World Bank WDI [2023]
GDP per capita3,830 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Inflation (CPI)2.76 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment3.23 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services855,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Imports of goods & services1,610,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Agriculture (% GDP)15 %World Bank WDI [2023]
Industry (% GDP)29.4 %World Bank WDI [2023]
Services (% GDP)52.8 %World Bank WDI [2023]
Industriescement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourismCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural productsrice, milk, potatoes, root vegetables, maize, oranges, areca nuts, chillies/peppers, pumpkins/squash, carrots/turnips (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commoditiesiron alloys, aircraft, dolomite, semi-finished iron, cement (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partnersIndia 92%, Italy 4%, Indonesia 1%, China 1%, Singapore 0% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partnersIndia 82%, Singapore 8%, China 5%, Thailand 2%, Indonesia 1% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index28.5 indexWorld Bank WDI [2022]
GDP per capita (1913)No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commoditygypsum and plaster (450,000 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%0.584 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%0.239 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)1–28.5 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2022] 28.5 index
Top export partnersIndia (94.5%) / Rep. of Korea (2.8%) / USA (0.7%) / Singapore (0.7%) / Italy (0.2%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners
  • India (81.6%)
  • Singapore (8.0%)
  • China (4.8%)
  • China, Hong Kong SAR (2.1%)
  • Thailand (0.9%)
CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural productsHen eggs in shell, fresh / Roots and Tubers, Total / Cereals, primary / Raw milk of cattle / Milk, TotalFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)78.2 %WB GFDD [2020]
Private credit (% of GDP)71.7 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership33.7 %WB Findex [2014]
Mobile-money accountNo authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bank4.21 %WB Findex [2014]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)No authoritative open source found

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage28/33
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    bgs_world_minerals
    Edition: 2023
  • World Inequality Database
    world_inequality_database
    Edition: 2026
  • CEPII BACI
    cepii_baci_trade
    Edition: 2026
  • FAOSTAT
    faostat
    Edition: 2026
  • WB GFDD
    world_bank_gfdd
    Edition: 2022
  • WB Findex
    world_bank_global_findex
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Bhutan's economy on Databook compiles 28 indicators from 8 open datasets including World Bank WDI, CIA World Factbook, BGS World Mineral Statistics. Key figures include gdp (nominal) (3,010,000,000 US$), gdp (ppp) (12,800,000,000 US$). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.