Bhutan vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Bhutan
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 12.4% against 5.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.3 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Bhutan ranks 4th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 10.6% | 2.5% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 10.2% | 1.5% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Bhutan or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bhutan, at 12.4% against 5.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 7.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for services, value added?
- Bhutan ranks 4th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.