Bhutan vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Bhutan
1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
37th
Upper middle income rank
34th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1758 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2377 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$), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Upper middle income?
- Bhutan, at 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Upper middle income?
- 0.1758 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.