Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 8,945 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Bhutan, 2006–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Bhutan is 8,945 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 22,752 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,211 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Bhutan 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11,897 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 8,211 current US$ per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 11,153 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 10,000 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 14,058 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 18,926 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 22,752 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 11,528 current US$ per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2014 | 15,021 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2015 | 12,300 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 17,642 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 2017 | 19,019 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 15,573 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 14,202 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 10,741 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 8,945 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 8,945 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28,637 current US$ per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 8,945 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 383,583 current US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,315 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,211 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,897 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 16,102 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,528 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,752 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,843 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,945 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,741 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 148 Burkina Faso 9,973 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 9,148 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 8,968 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 6,907 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 153 Botswana 6,792 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 154 Democratic Republic of Congo 5,854 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Bhutan was 8,945 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 22,752 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,211 current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.