Bhutan vs East Asia & Pacific: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Bhutan
1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific
0.9681 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
37th
East Asia & Pacific rank
40th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9681 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 37th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1990s 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9899 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1777 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.973 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.201 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9795 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9733 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or East Asia & Pacific?
Bhutan, at 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9681 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific?
0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 37th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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