Bhutan vs Iran: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

Bhutan
3.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iran
4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bhutan rank
9th
Iran rank
6th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • Iran
246810199020072025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 3.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 9th and Iran ranks 6th of 198 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Iran Difference Ahead
1990s 8.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 6.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 5.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 4.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.773 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 4.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 3.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0167 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Iran?
Iran, at 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 3.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Iran?
0.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iran?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Iran rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 9th and Iran ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,945 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.