Bhutan vs Eastern Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Bhutan
5.4%
in 2025
Eastern Africa
2.7%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
11th
Eastern Africa rank
12th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Bhutan
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 5.4% against 2.7% in Eastern Africa, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.0 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 11th and Eastern Africa ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.4% | 3.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Bhutan or Eastern Africa?
- Bhutan, at 5.4% against 2.7% in Eastern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Bhutan and Eastern Africa?
- 2.7%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eastern Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Eastern Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Bhutan ranks 11th and Eastern Africa ranks 12th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.