Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Bhutan
Bhutan: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 2.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Bhutan, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Bhutan is 2.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Bhutan peaked at 22.5% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
Bhutan ranks 76th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.7% | — |
| 1981 | 14.9% | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 22.5% | +50.9% |
| 1983 | 14.8% | -34.2% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | -26.9% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | -31.5% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +39.1% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -28.4% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +47.6% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -41.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 6.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 24.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3236 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,454 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 844.39 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 16.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Bhutan?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Bhutan was 2.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1982.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does Bhutan rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Bhutan ranks 76th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.