Bhutan vs Upper middle income: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Bhutan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 7.3% against 3.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Bhutan ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 3.7% | 3.2% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 1.8% | 4.4% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.1% | 2.1% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Bhutan or Upper middle income?
- Bhutan, at 7.3% against 3.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Bhutan and Upper middle income?
- 3.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Upper middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Bhutan ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.