Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private 21 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private 21 was 227.04 Percentage of GDP in 2019. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Bhutan, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Bhutan stood at 227.04 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Bhutan peaked at 227.04 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 120.31 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 24th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private 21 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 120.31 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 126.99 Percentage of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 134.43 Percentage of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 146.48 Percentage of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 160.04 Percentage of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 174.1 Percentage of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 180.41 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 165.02 Percentage of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 163.46 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 163.13 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 159.62 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 169.59 Percentage of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 185.66 Percentage of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 204.88 Percentage of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 206.37 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 207.92 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 209.04 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 216.74 Percentage of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 224.39 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 227.04 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 227.04 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115.99 Percentage of GDP, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 227.04 Percentage of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 143.36 Percentage of GDP, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 153.44 Percentage of GDP | 120.31 Percentage of GDP | 180.41 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.12 Percentage of GDP | 159.62 Percentage of GDP | 227.04 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 21 Belgium 230.24 Percentage of GDP compare
- 21 Eswatini 107.01 Percentage of GDP compare
- 22 Czechia 228.5 Percentage of GDP compare
- 22 Moldova 102.44 Percentage of GDP compare
- 23 Finland 227.06 Percentage of GDP compare
- 23 Poland 130.59 Percentage of GDP compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo 111.78 Percentage of GDP compare
- 24 Madagascar 79.46 Percentage of GDP compare
- 25 Ethiopia 73.41 Percentage of GDP compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 226.74 Percentage of GDP compare
- 26 Italy 220.21 Percentage of GDP compare
- 26 Viet Nam 108.33 Percentage of GDP compare
- 27 Australia 218.25 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 24.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Bhutan?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Bhutan was 227.04 Percentage of GDP in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 227.04 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 120.31 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
- Bhutan ranks 24th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Private capital stock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.